A Call to Intercession for the U.S., the U.K. and Israel

I write this short note knowing that I could be labeled "doomsayer" by some, and possibly even "racist" by others (which I have been by some of my closest African-American brothers because of my call to prayer and repentance for where the nation is heading). But if the intercessors in our nation do not rise up and cry out, things are about to get very bad in the U.S., the U.K. and Israel.

The U.K. and BP

We need to be praying for the U.K. and BP. Many prophetic voices are saying that if BP, as a company, will humble itself and pray, the Lord will answer with a miraculous sign of stopping the well disaster in the Gulf. The Lord has been intimating the same thing to me, only it must extend to intercessors and officials in the U.S. and the U.K. We need to be praying for President Obama and his administration, because the administration could ruin relations between the U.S. and our closest friends and allies, the Brits. Finger-pointing, strong-arm threats and political tactics will not help what's happening, and we need to heal divisions and relationships, not make them worse.

The U.S. and Israel

The ruination of our relationship with Israel was well on its way because of certain policies and practices that happened under President Bush, and many more overt and outrageous things that have happened under the Obama administration. We have thumbed our nose in God's face many different ways over the last few decades. We have already legalized the shedding of innocent blood in this nation and promoted it worldwide (abortion). We are now one of the greatest practitioner nations of idolatry (self-worship, pornography, etc.) on the face of the earth, and going deeper into bondage by promoting homosexual lifestyles and making it "normal." Occultic powers rule at the highest levels of legal and political structures in our nation. We are in a sex-saturated society now where pre-teen children are practicing sexual activities they can see on virtually any cable channel and the internet. I believe there is one thing that has kept the hand of God (His protective grace) from being completely lifted off this nation: we have historically stood by the nation of Israel in its right to exist and its right to regain and live in its God-given land. This is being eschewed and turned back on with amazing audacity and speed.

Pastor John Kilpatrick has pointed out that President Bush's administration's demanded Israel relinquish part of its land back in 2005. This took place just days (literally hours) before hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast areas. This is NO coincidence! If we continue down the path we're on in relation to Israel, very, very bad things, will compound the Gulf oil crisis. If a hurricane were to hit the Gulf right now with the well disaster, poisonous gases, chemicals and oil could be spread over the entire eastern part of the U.S.

This is a Time for Humility

What we are experiencing is far beyond the capacity of men, scientifically, militarily, politically and even economically, to deal with, much less remedy. I believe we are under the judgment of God. And by this I mean He's removing His hedge of grace and protection around our nation because of our continued idolatry, rebellion and fist in His face!

Right now, no one but the Lord Himself can stop the Gulf well disaster, and bring healing and restoration to our nation. We must, as God's people, take ownership of what's happening just like Nehemiah did in his day (Neh. 1). The Lord promises to hear us and answer if we meet the conditions (2 Chron. 7:14). This does not mean life as we've known it - ease, comfort and abundance - is going to continue. This was the root sin of Sodom (see Ezek. 16:48-49) that led to the spiritual, moral and societal degradation they (and now we) found themselves in. It eventually led to direct intervention by God who could not allow it to continue. Before He acted, He went to Abraham, knowing Abraham's heart (who had become acquainted with God's heart by now), to allow Abraham to intercede for God's mercy to be shown. I believe we're in such a state and the Lord is coming to many spiritual fathers, like Abraham, to call them to council and intercession. They, in turn, are to call those under their care to humble themselves and seek His face and intervention. This is the sweet-smelling savor for which I believe He's looking!

May the Lord grant us abundant grace and provision to answer His call and intervene with His mercy and His justice. His judgments are good, because by them, we, and the inhabitants of the earth, learn righteousness (Isaiah 26:9-11). But, we want remedial judgment to correct and restore!