PRAYER EMAIL - 5/15; FORGOTTEN & FORSAKEN

 Greetings,
"What burden?  I will even forsake you, saith the Lord."   Jeremiah 23:33
"Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you. . . "Jeremiah 23:39

What does one do when God pronounces, "I will forsake and forget you"?   It is one of the most  horrible utterances from the Lord.    And how much more is this horrifying for an individual, when God speaks directly to them; or what shall we say for a nation? or for a church?

The reciprocal lessons throughout the bible are in front of us here in this passage of Jeremiah 23.  Reciprocal Scriptures is when God says He will directly do what the people have done or are doing to Him.   Throughout all of Jeremiah we see the one warning, 'I'll forsake you, because you have forsaken me".   So because the people have done this, God will now do this back to them..  This comes from men sowing sin and rebellion against the Lord.  For that which we sow, we reap; and that which we do, is done unto us.  

There is, of course, a positive, expression found in the Scripture.  The great promises hold great hope for us: "If we abide in Him, He abides within us"; "if we draw nigh to Him, He draws night to us".  We love these positive responses of God.  But few are willing to apply and understand the negative ones, for they are just as true as well.  'If we forget God, He will forget us"; and "If we forsake God, He will forsake us".  Do you know these things?  Are you aware of the works of God, the words of God and the will of God?  Do you know these edicts that God has spoken and declared to nations, to individuals and to His Own people?

It is widely agreed that our nation is guilty of these two great sins: forgetting God; and forsaking God.  We understand that lost people will do this; it is acknowledged, for this is their nature.   But what about God's people, what about the church?  Are we living in obedience? are we practicing daily, holy living?  As Christ spoke to the 7 churches, and He said, 'this I am well pleased with. . . .but this I have against you.'  Are we found to hear from Him, of that which is wrong within our daily lives, within the church life, as well as the things that please Him?  Can we hear, 'I will never leave you or forsake you'; as well as 'Come out from among them and be ye separate.'   Many will cling to the promise offered, but reject the direct command to come out from among them.  We choose the one, and neglect the other.

This much is true, the church is as guilty of forsaking and forgetting the ways, word and will of God as the nation.  For as the church goes, so goes the nation.  The church is forsaken by many within the population across North America, and this forsaking was long before covid.  Attendance, support, tithes, and labors for the kingdom of God, was ebbing dangerously low before covid, and without a real revival, probably will not recover.   Mind set of those belonging to church, have already accepted that they can live before God according to their will and ways and forsake God's mandates.  They can pick and choose what they will do and not do, and feel that they will not suffer consequences of sowing and reaping for these choices.  

Holiness is abandoned and the command to be as God, is utterly rejected and forsaken by the thoughts, practices and hearts of many of God's people.  Is this because they do not know to be holy? or is this because the church takes such an unholy mind set and practice in this present world?  We definitely choose carnal over spiritual, and flesh over holiness.   They have the attitude to expect to sin, and they expect and accept to live haphazardly for Christ.  This is not true Biblical Christianity.   There is multiple issues here that must be identified and addressed.  

1.  To me, the bottom of this concern is, 'Will a true child of God forsake and forget Him?'  Even though, we know and read of backslidings; of failure; of sin; those that testify of Christ rise up out of the dust and seek Him.  It seems to be a perpetual seeking; it is a birth from the Spirit.  I cannot grasp a child of God to utterly forsake and forget Him. I believe it to be impossible.  Yet for their backsliding, there is heavy price to pay both now and in regards to rewards at the judgement seat of Christ.    

2.  The failure of the church to properly disciple Christians, is a major issue.  The pursuit of holiness seems like a foreign discussion.  Oh, that holiness may once again be restored to the bride, for these days ahead.  hear the Word, 'be ye holy, for I am holy'.  It is without discussion, or proxy consideration of leaders, or the church body.  

3.  Intimacy, and prayer is largely shortchanged, because of selfishness that is given to our time, our interest.  Failure to die to self is behind this, which brings us back to 'did we die to self, did we pick up our cross, are we following Christ'?  

This much is certain, God is not at fault here; never has, He cannot be at fault.  Our forsaken and forgetting Him is the issue, not God's.  OH, that we may understand this before time runs out.    How much longer can we go, or last, having forsaken and forgotten?  A clear call for restoration and revival is needed; yea, a reform to biblical standards of God's Word, will and ways.   Enough already, from the church and Christians, and return to Him with all your heart, mind and body and renew your covenant before Him to be His and His alone.   Time is of the essence.   

BROKEN BEFORE THE THRONE - 

1.  Still in need of prayer partners;
2.  last month helped and supported "America' Prayer Meeting";  and organized and led 'A Call to Pray - SBC";   
3.  my latest project is looking like doing a live stream - 'For the Bride'; I believe the true church must be ready as never before for what is coming;  I am bent on preparing the bride as much as I can; no openings or confirmations at this time; but was looking at end of June;

PRAYER TARGETS:
1.  Drugs/Alcohol - over 80,000 overdose deaths in 2020;  71,000 in 2019; alcohol related deaths probably somewhere around 80 - 90,000 related deaths; death & dying;

2.  Children - abuse, neglect, more and more children pornography cases appearing, near and far;

3.  LGBT - Equality Act, passed by House, awaiting Senate, is the next issue;  if passed, it will considered federal hate crime to preach and teach biblical principles against these abominations; it is the passing, the extent of society to embrace and accept abominations and reject God;  

4.  Natural Disasters - earthquakes - minimal for right now; volcanos - hard to find reports of activity; storms and flooding sporadically around the world; flooding in South, TX & LA;

5.  Plagues - covid - stats across US is dropping; but still 100's of deaths daily;  of course other countries around world is hit hardest - Brazil; Japan; Nepal; India; 

6.  Great Evil - another mass murder - 13 officially for the year; although a shooting in Baltimore should classify as 14;  mass shooting are over 200 for the year;  murder-suicides are at 1 and 1/2 per day; suicide among black women for the last 10 years (?) is up over 200 %;   26 police officers gunned down this year so far, well over 1 per week;

UPDATE:
--bible reading - end of Proverbs;
--The Activity of God - Mark 4;
--A Word blog - Jeremiah 5, up through verse 21;  almost 1/2 of these are finished;
--Sunday services at Keyser at 10 AM; Fox's Hollow 2 PM & 3 PM; Tuesday night Bible study - John 5; Thursday Hour of Prayer (live stream only); and 1st and 3rd Sunday's with local pastors;
--live stream for 'The Bride" has not developed at this time;  keep praying;

Until,
Dan

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