For anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
As I watched the television this morning and saw the exuberance of
the people as they welcomed Pope Francis to America, it reminded me of another
Great Awakening in America. The Second Great Awakening of 1801 is where 20,000
people arrived at the Cane Ridge Meeting House in Cane Ridge Kentucky. It is
said that many fell to ground in prayer when preachers presented the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. It is said that many stayed at Cain Ridge for almost a week, many
having walked or came by wagon to hear and to have their spirits awakened.
As we watch the Pope travel to America and as we see Americans
cheer and shout His name, we sense an excitement and an exuberance that has not
been seen in a long time. Pope Francis is called the “Peoples Pope” or the “Servant
Ministry Pope”, but hopefully the attention will be focused on America’s Great Awakening
for Christ Jesus and taking care of the less fortunate.
Whatever your views on the Pope’s theology, getting people to
focus on God is always a good thing, and if it takes the Pope to bring about a
Great Awakening, so be it and thanks be to God.
My prayer for you all and for America is that as you watch the
Pope in America your thoughts be taken to the first “Suffering Servant” Jesus Christ
and that it sets forth an awakening in America that focuses on helping our
fellow humans and doing so in the name of Jesus Christ.
It is about time that Americans fell to the ground and worshiped
God, and we know that a blessed America is only blessed when it blesses God as
Ruler, Creator and Lord of all.
This is the Day that the Lord has made.
Pastor Tim.
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