In the past 13 years Florida has had three wake-up calls. The first was on 9/11. Two of the terrorists trained in Florida and President Bush was in Florida on 9/11. Florida had a role to play in the nation during this time. The second wake-up for the State came through the economic downturn which impacted Florida more severely than most states. With both of these events, Florida did not recognize her destiny as a forerunner to the nation. She did not discern God’s voice calling her just like the boy Samuel did not know it was God – Samuel thought it was only a man speaking the first two times. Now a third wake-up call is being trumpeted to the State. This is through a “biblical proportion” plague of citrus greening that is bringing devastation into the State and has world-wide implications. May Florida hear and obey God’s calling at this time!
"When there is famine in the land, pestilence or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers; when their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is; whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows the plague of his own heart, and spreads out his hands toward this temple: then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men), that they may fear You all the days that they live in the land” (1 Kings 8:37-40).
The citrus greening plague is a catalyst to get our attention to pray for the healing of the land. It is also a symptom of the areas that need prayer for this healing to take place. But we are not merely praying for a problem to be solved; we are praying for a move of God in Florida that will impact our nation. As we go forward we acknowledge that the Biblical keys to healing the land are: (1) humility, (2) prayer, (3) seeking God’s presence, and (4) repentance of our heart plagues or sins as well as the sins of the State (2 Chronicles 7:14).
THESE DAYS OF PRAYER AND FASTING ARE JUST THE BEGINNING AND NOT THE END OF SEEKING THE LORD FOR THE HEALING OF OUR LAND. THIS IS NOT A QUICK FIX OR AN OVERNIGHT SOLUTION. WE NEED WISDOM FROM GOD TO MOVE FORWARD AS HE DIRECTS AFTER THE 40 DAYS. IF YOU RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT INSIGHT FROM THE LORD DURING THIS TIME OF PRAYER THAT SHOULD BE SHARED, PLEASE SEND A BRIEF EMAIL TO praying@AwakeningFlorida.net.
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