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'Our nation is in trouble': Franklin Graham calls Americans to 'prayer and repentance'

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The Rev. Franklin Graham is calling on Americans to join him in a “time of prayer and repentance” this week, warning that “our nation is in trouble” amid a volatile political climate.

In a social media post on Monday, Graham, the CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, announced what he called "a time of prayer and repentance" scheduled for Wednesday at noon ET.


“If you think our nation is in trouble now, just wait," Graham, the 73-year-old son of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, asked. “As our streets boil over with hate, anger, crime, drugs, and just sheer hopelessness, is there something we can do?”

“You bet there is,” he responded. “As a nation, our sins are so great. We have increasingly turned our backs on God and His commands, embracing godless secularism. We need to ask His forgiveness and seek His face.”

Amid protests in the aftermath of the shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last week, Graham urged Americans to “pray for our leaders, and pray that God would bring calm to our streets."

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Sometimes there has to be a storm before the calm. If society has become too secularised and has allowed unGodly ideas and they are causing chaos then this is the result of sin.

The only way to stop this is to stop defying God.

I think we need a good example that people can look to. The church use to be the independent arm of society that never got involved in any disputes or politics.

I cannot understand how a Christian could be protesting and resisting the law in ways that break the law. Or support others who break the law.

The laws are there for a reason. To keep a degree of order. God installed world governments that they would carry out His work so that people are saved. To establish a reasonably stable and ordered society where the gospel could be preached.

But now we are seeing the breakdown of law and order. It may have got to a point where its too late and there is such a division and hate that this won't stop until it either resets. Or is stopped by authorities. Or hopefully people come to their senses and take time out and realise that no society can be at war and live in any peace.
 
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As our streets boil over with hate, anger, crime, drugs, and just sheer hopelessness, is there something we can do?”

To answer Mr. Graham:
Yes, repent from the mistake of voting in this administration who claims they are doing God's work. This is truly using God's name in vain.

Today our president proclaimed to be God Himself.
"Fear not, great people of Minnesota, the day of reckoning & retribution is coming!"

With that one sentence, Donald Trump isn't just talking politics; he’s essentially trying to step into the shoes of the Almighty. "Fear not" is a holy phrase used by God and His angels to bring peace, but here it’s being used to prime a movement for human vengeance. By promising "retribution" himself, Trump is hijacking a role that the Bible says belongs strictly to God, who says, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay" (Romans 12:19). It’s a direct move to replace divine authority with his own, telling his followers to look to him as their ultimate judge and savior instead of the Lord.

Wake up people of God!

Thanks for sharing.
Be blessed.
 
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