American civilization was founded upon the Word of God, dedicated to His purposes, and consecrated to His glory. America was established by its first founders as “a city on a hill,” a light to the world, and modeled after the pattern of ancient Israel. As affirmed by the Scriptures and reaffirmed by Abraham Lincoln in his national call to prayer and repentance, only those nations are blessed ‘whose God is the Lord.’ America has thus been blessed more than any nation in modern history, in prosperity, in power, in position, in security, in peace.
But America, as did ancient Israel, has forgotten, departed from, and turned against the God of its foundation. We have driven God out of our public square, out of our culture, out of our government, and out of the education of our children. In the void, we have replaced Him with idols, greed, carnality, materialism, immorality. Instead of shining His light to the world, we have covered the earth with pornography. We have called good ‘evil,’ and evil, ‘good.’ We have profaned the sacred and have sanctified the profane. We have killed over fifty million of our most innocent and helpless, and their blood is on our hands.
The Scriptures make clear that no nation, having been so blessed by God can defy His ways and expect its blessings to remain. We have witnessed the beginning of the removal of our nation’s blessings. Twelve years ago, on September 11, 2001, America’s sense of security and inviolability was shattered. In the wake of that calamity, multitudes flocked to churches throughout the nation. But the phenomenon was short-lived. There was no true return to God. And In the years following 9/11, America’s descent from God and from His ways has only increased in both speed and intensity. We have witnessed the collapse of our economy, the division of our society, the paralysis of our government, and the looming danger of a debt our nation has never before known. We have witnessed a nation in progressive moral and spiritual descent and in defiance of the ways of God. The Scriptures reveal that such a course must ultimately lead to judgment. And we are now witnessing the same signs of warning and national judgment that appeared in the last days of ancient Israel.
But the Scriptures also reveal the way of hope and redemption: “If My people who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their sinful ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
Therefore, in view of the critical nature of the hour, we are led to declare a National Day of Prayer and Repentance to take place on the 12th anniversary of 9/11. It is a call for all believers to follow the words of 2 Chronicles 7:14, to humble themselves, to pray, to seek His face, to search their ways, to confess their sins, and to take concrete steps and effective action to true and lasting repentance – and to do this both individually and corporately. Having done this, it is a call to then pray for America, to intercede for its sins and its future, and, in the name of the Messiah, to seek God for mercy, forgiveness, repentance, healing, restoration, salvation, return, and revival.
This call is to believers, ministers, pastors, churches throughout the land – to apply 2 Chronicles 7:14 in whatever way they are led by God – in individual prayer and repentance, in corporate prayer, in holy and solemn gatherings throughout the land, in fasting, in worship, in intercession, in revival, in homes, houses of worship, towns, and cities across the nation, as well as specially appointed gatherings and events in New York City and Washington D.C.
Having done this we entrust ourselves and this nation to the mercy and grace of God that His will and purposes be fulfilled.