January 22, 2009

Is Our Nation Christian?

One day I was attending one of these prayer meetings when a young man stated that he felt very definite and earnest prayer was needed for England. at the end I took this young man aside and asked why he had brought the subject before the Christians.
"Don't you think that England needs praying for?" he asked.
"Yes, but not as if it were a heathen land, because after all, it is a Christian country."
"But are they having blessing and revival?"
"I do not know."
"They can't be. If they were we would know it--in the midst of all our famine, war and suffering. England, the land that sent us the Gospel, is worshipping other gods."
"What do you mean?"
"To them sport, film stars, wealth, amusement--all are far more important than God."
"But how do you know all this?"
"From the papers. I will bring you some to prove it."
A little later he handed me a bundle of Chinese papers, and when I read them I understood the burden of his prayers. Every item reported news from England, every picture, was concerned with a film star, or a sportsman, or a horse race--not one mention of God. England, seemingly so prosperous while other countries passed through terrible suffering at the hands of Communist domination, had forgotten what was all-important--the realization that God mattered in the life of a nation no less than in that of an individual.


--Gladys Aylward: the Little Woman by Gladys Aylward with Christine Hunter

Did you know that the United State is the 4th most unreached nation in the world? That more then 3000 churches close their doors every year?

That being said...what do you see most in the news these days? Where is the gospel heralded in our nation? Even many Evangelicals have taken a back seat to their calling to go...in their own nation.

This has really been on my heart of late with everything going on in our nation. I hope that you pray and go....Our nation is perishing for want of a Savior! Go and Tell!! Are we experiencing revival? Why ever not?

1 comment:

Kristine said...

This has been on my heart for some time as well. Glad to hear that God is pressing these things upon your heart as well!