As Your Church —
In the midst of unprecedented turmoil and
catastrophic circumstances coming at us from every
side, nationally and internationally, coupled with
increasing deficiencies in national leadership—we
press into Your heart this day, God of world history
and earth’s peoples, and glorious God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ.We Refuse to panic.
We Proclaim Him before all heaven:
Christ is supreme!—He is sovereign, superior,
sufficient and totally satisfying! Christ is our
glory!—He is Alpha and Omega, the consummation of
all Your purposes, for all creation, for all the
Ages to come! In Him our life is hidden with You,
until the hour He returns in the final triumphs of
grace and truth. Christ is among us!—He is
accessible to us right now, in all of His riches. He
stands with us—willing, able and ready to act for
us, in us, and through us to magnify ALL that He is,
before us and before all nations! Therefore, despite
threats and tragedies and emergencies; despite
deceptions and dismay and darkness, we proclaim:
Christ is our hope!—He is the summation of all of
Your promises, the source of all Your riches, and
much more, for now and forever! We proclaim Him,
therefore, to be the one great hope for America in
this moment of overwhelming crises.
[SELAH: Pause for silent reflection]
We Repent before You and before our nation.
We repent because it is the failure of the Church to
properly respond to Christ as Lord that is the
ultimate explanation for many of our current
difficulties. Therefore, we Your people, REPENT for
how we have diminished Your Son, regarding Him more
as our mascot than our Monarch. WE REPENT for how we
have manipulated Your Son, coming to Him to use Him,
as far as we think we need Him—that far and no more.
WE REPENT for how we have hoarded Your Son, seeking
His blessings for ourselves, with little thought
about bringing those blessings to others. We’ve
assumed that He was there only for us. We’ve acted
as if He was not Lord of neighbors and nations. WE
REPENT for how we have resisted Your Son,
withholding our affections from Him because we were
afraid of what it would cost us to draw near to
Him—and thus we denied His lordship over all.
WE REPENT for how we’ve replaced Your Son, with creeds,
and programs, and organizations, and causes
performed in His name—but without the consuming
passion He deserves as the Center and Circumference
of everything for us and for our nation. No wonder
darkness is covering our land! No wonder confusion
is on every hand! No wonder many are at a loss as to
what to do! We who were to be rivers of Christ’s
redemption and righteousness find ourselves to be
stagnant and powerless instead, because we have
failed to give Him the supremacy in everything as He
deserves and desires. That is the ultimate crisis in
this hour! We are brokenhearted.
[SELAH: Pause for silent reflection]
We Plead for Your
intervention.
As Peter said, already judgment has begun with the
household of God. It is Your Church that is
struggling with spiritual bankruptcy, puzzled and
paralyzed. WE, most of all, are in desperate need
for a fresh revelation of the majesty and greatness
of Your Son. WE, most of all, need to be
re-converted back to Christ for ALL that He is as
King of the universe, Lord of the nations, Head of
the Church and Master of our destinies. The only
genuine hope for America at this moment is the
restoration of Jesus’ glory among your own people.
WE, most of all, must be empowered to advance Your
Kingdom bringing Christ’s deliverance into our
communities. Therefore, O Lamb of God, Your Church
appeals to You: Confront our crisis of supremacy.
Cast out our crisis of supremacy. Cure our crisis of
supremacy. Forgive us! Cleanse us! Purify us!
Resurrect us! Re-convert us! Restore us! Refill us!
Re-commission us! And then, O Lamb of God, use us to
heal our land!Together in hope, O God of our salvation, we cry out for our whole nation to hear: “Lord Jesus, come and conquer us! Lord Jesus, come and conquer us! Lord Jesus, come and conquer us!”
[SELAH: Pause for silent reflection]
We Pray for Your
awakening power.
Awaken your whole Church in America—and through us
awaken an entire nation. AWAKEN US to see ALL that
the Lord Jesus is in this hour of great trial.
AWAKEN US to who He is as the majestic Son of God.
AWAKEN US to where He is leading in the Purposes of
God. AWAKEN US to how fully He imparts the resources
of God. AWAKEN US to what He rightfully must receive
from the People of God. AWAKEN US to pursue Your
magnificent promises, wonderfully defined by His
supremacy! AWAKEN US to recover and spread abroad
ALL the hope we are meant to have in our Sovereign
Savior. AWAKEN US to plant that Kingdom hope among
our fellow citizens, now trembling in fear and
despair before a multitude of overwhelming crises.
AWAKEN leaders, in all areas of our national life,
who rise to exalt and serve the righteous purposes
of the Lord Jesus Christ. AWAKEN all of us to the
supremacy of our King! AWAKEN all of us to His
fullness—for a deliverance of America that will
bless all the peoples of the world. Begin in this
hour. Begin in this place. Begin with us all.Hallelujah! Praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit! In the name of Jesus, it shall be done! AMEN.
©2008, www.ProclaimHope.com.
Adapted from CHRIST IS ALL! A Joyful
Manifesto On the Supremacy Of God’s Son
by David Bryant.
