I join in the Spirit with you all, from the center of Los Angeles aka the city of (all kinds of) Angels! - An already chaotic place even without the 4th of July madness, or earthquakes (or fires) going on. And it's a place I have alluded to on these vigil threads, alongside my prayers for the state and greater nation at large.
The LORD has been pressing on my heart for quite sometime to pray for a a *shakeup* of California: for a seismic shift in our state's CULTURE (Hollywood aka Babylon) in our POLITICS (the socialist spiderweb that is Sacramento), and our ECONOMICS (the tech-Goliaths of Silicon Valley.)
For a WALL of protection at our border, and for the restoration and renewal of our beautiful big cities of SF and LA - which are currently facing the scourges of homelessness, of open and legal marijuana abuse among people of all ages...Also the massively corrupt dealings between City Hall with powers that be from China and whoever else seeking to stake claim and exploit public spaces and real estate. And the general decay at every level of infrastructure and government. Like so many of America's great cities.
YET through all this, there IS Hope. The spirit is at WORK in our churches. The faith communities here -- united in Christ if not by denomination, are vibrant, active, and growing. And the spirit of Revival is here...This land founded and named in honor of saints by Spanish missionaries. This city -- the site of the 1900s Azusa street revivals and site of some of Billy Graham's greatest meetings!
SO I REFUSE to speak death over this place, or to view this round of Earthquakes as an omen of bad things to come, but rather a sign of God's great promises of redemption to come to pass. And to speak LIFE and PEACE over California and over the rest of America...
Blessings! <3
"And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness. ~ Acts 4:31
"And suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened." ~ Acts 16:26
"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” ~ Hebrews 12:28-29
"The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; The LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh." ~ Psalm 29:8
Amen
Praise God! Dear Lord, we petition Thee for a shake up of our culture, not just in California, but Lord, all across this nation. Make America Great Again in YOU.
AMEN
Amen and amen!