The philosopher Hegel wrote, “We learn from history that we don’t learn from history.”

Edmund Burke said, “Those who do not know history are destined to repeat it.”

How can Christians use the prophecies of the Word of God to avoid repeating the tragic mistakes of our ancestors?

Zechariah chapter one opens with the warning, “the Lord has been sorely displeased with your fathers.”
This warning is reinforced by the introduction of the Lord as “the Lord of Hosts” (three times in a single verse, Zechariah 1:3). The Scriptures clearly teach us what is right, what is wrong, how to make it right and how to keep it right. In this passage, the Lord of Hosts graciously shows us the way back to Him.

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The prophecy in Zechariah 12:10 describes the coming revival — a return to the Lord — in Israel. When the Lord pours out “the spirit of grace and supplications,” on Israel, Zechariah predicts, “they will look on Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him. . .“

In a time of true revival, men and women look upon the Christ, who was pierced and put to death for their sins, and comprehend that He suffered in their place.

If you are praying for revival in your nation, why not ask the Lord to pour out the Spirit of grace and supplication upon you and those around you? The Spirit will guide your attention to the Christ who died for you and to the sin that separates you from Him.

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Where do you think our country is headed?

Do you have misgivings about the future of our nation?

The Bible contains a number of accounts of the rise and fall of nations. The Mirror of the Word of God plainly shows us the present state of our own country.

There are a number of Biblical parallels that show us where we are spiritually and morally. Babylon continued to “party hardy,” even when the handwriting was (literally) on the wall.  Nineveh humbly repented under the preaching of the prophet Jonah.

What is America’s future? Will she be rejected by God? or repent under the Mighty Hand of God?

On Sunday morning, Pastor Dickson delivered this message from Isaiah 22 designed to awaken us to the urgent need for national revival. If America will look into the Mirror of God’s Word, there may yet be hope!

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On Sunday morning, November 23, we labored together to understand the beautiful proclamation in Ephesians 3:20.

In this glorious doxology (an expression of consummate praise to God), the Apostle Paul expressed the simple, yet profound premise that “God is Able!”

As I tried to demonstrate in this message, every true believer must begin with this simple, powerful concept. Click here to listen to this message.

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Praise and Exalt the God . . . Who is able.

This is the potential aspect – God’s capacity.

-         to do infinitely more

o       than we ask

o       than we think

Who is at work in us.

This is the practical aspect – God’s conducting

of His Work through us.

-         According to God’s Power

-         Presently working in us

Additional Study: Note the appeals for extravagant blessings: Philippians 1:9; 4:19, Colossians 1:9-11, 1 Thessalonians 3:11-12, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Corinthians 1:4-5

God is Able!

Matthew 10:28, Acts 20:32, Romans 4:20-22, 2 Cor. 9:8, Philippians 3:21, 2 Timothy 1:12, Hebrews 2:18; 7:25

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It honors the Lord for congregations to hear this profound sermon by Jonathan Edwards. I read this for our congregation a while back and the audio file is available to you here. If you would like to read the full text of this message, it is available at the Christian Classics library. Click here to listen to a reading of this message.

Jonathan Edwards

I hope that this message will mean as much to you as it has meant to me. When I think of messages  such as this one, I think about the “20/20 vision” articulated by Moses in Exodus 20:20. When the people of Israel expressed the wish that God would not speak to them because they were afraid they would die (Exodus 20:19), Moses responded, “Fear not, for God is come to prove you that His fear may be before your faces.”

This may seem confusing to some, but Moses was appealing for them to embrace the Fear of God. This is not a fear that alienates, but the fear that attracts. One who has the Fear of God has admiration and respect for God that attracts him to the Lord. Those without the Fear of the Lord will be driven away by their own fears. It honors the Lord for us to dwell “in the Fear of the Lord” with the result that His Fear is “before our faces.”

Sincerely,

Gordon Dickson, Senior Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Findlay, Ohio

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