Chuck and I have been registered for a conference in Wilkesboro, NC held this weekend since May 08.  We scheduled our vacation so that the conference was after our visit to our Indiana and St Louis friends.  That turned out to be a good decision because this was the most sobering conference I have ever attended.  A real sign of the times.

The very first night Neville Johnson started out telling us that America was on a knife edge and could go either way.  He said if it goes the wrong way it will not stop the ultimate purposes of God for this nation, however,  there will be some great catastrophic judgments on this nation. America is in a critical time.  The Church is to be the salt of the earth and the Bible tells us if it looses it’s savor it will be cast aside and trodden under the foot of ungodly men(Matthew 5:13). God loves this nation and the purposes of God will be eventually fulfilled. But whether it is by the hard route or the easy route is determined by the church. And again he said we are right on the knife edge as to which way this thing is going to go in our nation. Two sides of the coin, behold the goodness and the severity of the Lord. This election is not about black and white or Democrat and Republican.  It’s about God’s choice for this nation, who God wants in office.

Neville, who is very prophetic, said he did not know how it was going to go. Things were hanging in the balance and God had not told him how it was going to go.  However, he said if it did go the wrong way there would still be a remnant in the Church.  The Church itself will be divided, but there will still be a people who will rise up and in the midst of darkness they will be a light. That is the goodness of the Lord.  But that is not really the route you want to go.  He said it is serious and he said he was not sure there was enough salt left to save this nation, but he was hopeful.  It is up to the remnant to lay hold of the horns of the altar and intercede for this nation in these last days before the election.

Because of a dream I had in February of this year I have felt strongly to pray that the Lord would expose all hidden darkness.  Neville confirmed that this was truly the way to pray saying we needed to pray that the hidden thing would come to light and there would be exposure. “I mean real down to earth, black and white exposure. It isn’t too late for that”.(by black & white he did not mean race he was referring to darkness and light,a clear distinction between a lie and truth)

How you vote can affect your destiny, not just the destiny of America.  It is the best of times and the worst of times. The decision you make will determine the next 7 years of your lives.  If Americans make the right choice then we will be given 7 years to get our house in order spiritually and financially in an easier way.  I have heard from many different sources that the financial crisis we have found ourselves facing now is only a tremor of what is coming in the future.

Our play time is over and I am speaking to me.  The shaking has begun and all our idols will bow down to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.  While I was in St Louis suddenly a song started going through my head and eventually I started singing it as I was getting dressed.  I had it on my itunes so I went down to listen to all the words.  As I listened tears welled up in my eyes as I grieved for a specific couple.  However, for a week it continued going on inside me.  Then I realized that also the Lord was trying to get my attention about our love for him as his bride.  The song….When somebody loves you, it’s no good unless she loves you, all the way. Happy to be near you when you need someone to cheer you, all the way. Taller than the tallest tree is, that’s how it’s got to feel. Deeper than the deep blue sea is, that’s how deep it goes if it’s real. When somebody needs you, it’s no good unless she needs you all the way. Through the good or lean years and for all those in between years, come what may. Who knows where the road will lead us, only a fool would say. But if you let me love you it’s for sure I’m going to love you all the way. All the way.

The depth of our Love for the Lord is about to be revealed. Nov 4th, 2008 is a very critical day in our nations history.  As the Lord says in His word, “I set before you life and death, choose life.”