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Spiritual Help In A Dark Hour
Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Aug 17, 2022 (message contributor)
Summary: Saints, because of the lukewarmness that has infiltrated the church, we are living in an age of spiritual confusion and darkness but there is hope because God loves to dwell in the darkness.
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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES
(Matthew 4:16) "The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up."
(Romans 5:2-5) (2) "By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." (3) "And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;" (4) And patience, experience; and experience, hope:" (5) "And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.'
(Jeremiah 29:11) "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
(Romans 15:13) "Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost."
(Romans 12:12) "Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;"
(Isaiah 40:31) "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.'
(Romans 8:24-25) (24) "For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for" (25) "But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
(Isaiah 41:10) "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
PREFACE SUMMARY
Saints, in today's world, every day that we are blessed to live, we see the decay of morals in our weakening society with many that once stood professing their faith in Christ, now drifting away from God and His word.
Beloved Saints, no serious Christian should ever question the need for a mighty, heaven-sent soul-searching revival that will shake the present Church to its foundations because the end result will be an ushering in of a spiritual cleansing and empowering that will turn our nation around so that our present way of life will be seen as totally unacceptable to a Holy God because when the true cleansing fire of God falls, church, it will strip away anything unholy and those pretending to be something they are not. It will unmask the false, expose worked up flesh and enthrone Jesus as Lord and King.
Beloved, if we are to see a much-needed move of God especially in this end time where anything is alright, we are going to have to get real with a real God understanding that God's highest revelation can be discovered in His Son Jesus Christ for he is the express image of the invisible God and beloved, He is the radiance of God's glory and being.
Saints, we must come to realize that revival and the pursuit of holiness go hand in hand therefore when we conduct a study of revival and church history, we will discover that God always brings to light the hidden sin in the life of the believer. (James 1:15) (Psalms 119:130) (2 Samuel 12:5)
Beloved, to experience true revival which touches the heart of God causing him to forgive our sin and heal our land, we must allow him to bring us to the place of being broken over our sin and beloved, there can be no revival until we make our goal the pursuit of Jesus, and we see ourselves in the light of His image.
Saints, God is raising up people today in this time and era who will spend time with him in prayer because beloved, God's plan for this hour is for his people to turn from their worldliness, including their prayer-less lives, yes beloved, people who will humble themselves and repent of their selfish fleshly cravings for power and positions.
Beloved, our holy righteous God has a sincere desire for us as a nation to repent of our church quarrels and denominational jealousy's that our pulpits will once again thunder and burn with the power and the cleansing fire of his Holy Spirit through men and women that have made up their mind not to compromise the truth of God's Holy word for a meal ticket.
A LIGHT SHINES OUT OF THE DARKNESS
Beloved, did you know that everything we have experienced throughout our life on Earth has been preparing us for the purpose for which we are now living in as the enemy of our soul has launched an all out attack on everything that we hold sacred starting with not only the Christian morals our country was founded on but against the bedrock of our nation which is our family, therefore saints, the severe trials and persecutions we have endured for many years have worked together to give us the strength and skills needed to become the leaders God has chosen to bring in the end-time harvest of souls into his kingdom and purpose.