Friday, June 28, 2024
John 8:32-36
32 And ye shall know
the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33 They answered him,
We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye
shall be made free?
34 Jesus answered
them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant
of sin.
35 And the servant
abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
36 If the Son
therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
What has come to be called The
Great Awakening was led by George Whitfield, Jonathan Edwards and Gilbert Tennant. It
swept the mid-Atlantic colonies in the 1730’s and 1740’s. This sweeping
spiritual revival focused on those who were already church members!
It challenged their rituals, their piety, and their self-awareness.
Jonathan Edwards’ most famous sermon, “Sinners in the
Hands of an Angry God,” was based upon Deut
32:35 “To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due
time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that
shall come upon them make haste.” It is said that those who listened to this
sermon held onto the pillars of the meeting house for stability fearing the
floor would open and hell would swallow them up!
While some discount its importance, the impact upon the American
Revolution seems clear. The American Revolution was less about tea and
taxation than it was about tyranny, freedom and man’s inalienable rights handed
down by the Creator. Just as Jesus said, “the truth shall make you free.” The
foundation of the truth preached by Whitfield, Edwards and Tennant created
the air in which freedom could breathe.
The need today is not so much a return to political conservatism and integrity but a
spiritual revival which will produce a climate in which government reform can
take place. Without a spiritual revival political reform will only serve to
replace one tyrant with another. The most important thing I can do for my
country is to be a Christ follower and a prayer warrior!
Prov 29:2
2 When the righteous
are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the
people mourn.
Dear Lord, our nation
needs you desperately! Create in us a thirst for godliness and return to us in
great strength. Hear us when we pray! Restrain evil in our land and in ourselves.
Oh Lord, revive us again! AMEN
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