If My people who are called by My Name, humble themselves and pray (Part Two)

Part One of this post goes back nearly a year, see here and was addressed to the Church and to the Nation. It contains a prophecy of judgement.

I'm posting a video and linking to WND's article because most of what Rabbi Cahn has to say is valuable and apposite to the UK and the rest of the Anglo-sphere as well as to the USA.

A couple of small issues should be dealt with. Israel's covenant with God was initiated by God. The USA's 'covenant', if it exists was initiated by the USA. There is no record of God agreeing to it.

The USA is not the only nation with a biblically based constitution. It may come as a surprise to many, but the UK has a biblically based constitution. You can read the Coronation Oath here. This is the most relevant part to our post:

Archbishop. Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the Laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel? Will you to the utmost of your power maintain in the United Kingdom the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law? Will you maintain and preserve inviolably the settlement of the Church of England, and the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government thereof, as by law established in England? And will you preserve unto the Bishops and Clergy of England, and to the Churches there committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges, as by law do or shall appertain to them or any of them?

Queen. All this I promise to do

Which means that although only the Church and Israel have Divinely initiated covenants, the UK  and the USA have covenanted themselves to God and must live with the consequences. If the Rabbi's argument has any validity, it must be valid for the UK as well.

Some time back I posted a Power-Point on Prayer triplets here.

At the end of my sermon I listed need for prayer and quoted the same verse that Rabbi Cahn quotes. 

All the sins he lists are applicable to the UK, but so is the Gospel he proclaims. 

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14

Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Kesteven: The rush to Judgement – as if our opinion counts.

The media are full of debatable facts and dubious opinions at the best of times. Currently, they are having a field day as they try to review the life, achievements and opinions of the late Baroness. Personally, I have mixed feelings. Was she a Christian? The estimable Cranmer  seems to think so. I never knew her and am not qualified to comment. 

Which is really my point. We should pray for those who grieve, that they will find comfort in Christ. We commit her to God and we leave judgement to God and to fools.

The scriptures tell us very little about the eternal destinations of most of the people mentioned therein. We know for certain that Judas, the son of perdition was lost, or do we? Paul uses the term about the Man of Sin.

We are more confident with the saved. Abraham, Moses, Elijah and the list in Hebrews which is still short, the Good Thief, Revelation tells us that there are 'myriads' in Heaven. All of which tells us of the saving power of Christ Jesus' sacrifice and none of which tells us of the final verdict to be passed on those we love.

All we know is that through faith in the Risen Lord we can be saved, that we are empowered to live far better lives and that we can have assurance of salvation. No other faith offers us this. 

As for others, we should seek to win them to Christ and for ourselves to have faith in the One who has gained salvation for all who will believe.