Again and again Britain did evil in the eyes of the Lord and
for many years he gave the people over to their sinful desires. But their desires became oppressive to them
and reaped harvest after harvest of evil. Soon they contrived ever more devious
plans to circumvent the wickedness they were producing. They listened to more
and more Godless men and women but they did not seek the Lord.
Society did as it saw fit and the government passed ever
more ungodly laws. The behaviour of the people became increasingly selfish and self seeking. The church said nothing. Whenever
anyone came up with a way to help society, everyone would belittle them and
people quickly found alternative ways to hurt their fellow men. Cynicism and
scepticism became the norm in Britain . Few saw anything good in anyone. Everyone did
what was best for themselves in any way they liked and with no regard for the
ways of God.
No matter how evil the ways of men became only a few sought
the face of God on behalf of the many. The
Church compromised on the truth of the Gospel and tried to make it more
appealing to the people by diluting the message of salvation. Religious practices and 'relevant' services became
more important than the word of God.
People did as they saw fit and no one turned them from their wicked
ways. Churches emptied and Christians
were regarded as irrelevant, even foolish.
They were portrayed in the media as odd, deviant and repressed. The life of God no longer flowed through the
church. Occasionally a man of God would tell society where they were going
wrong but nobody wanted to acknowledge God or ask him for help.
Indeed the Almighty was belittled most of all and became a
laughing stock. His name was used as a
swear word and no one seemed to notice or mind.
Even the remnant of God’s people was too cowed to try and do anything to
defend the name of the Lord. They kept themselves to themselves. Nobody minded
what Christians did as long as it didn't bother them.
In fact other religions found a louder voice and demanded
their rights. They did great evil in the
eyes of all and yet no one opposed them, not even the church. No one spoke out against these false
religions for fear of offending people and the country forgot their Christian
roots and heritage. Everyone just wanted
a tolerant and accepting society, exchanging the grace of God for a licence to
sin.
Then the church realising it was being oppressed and
marginalised cried out to God. He started to raise up men and women to
encourage the church to repent and return to the Lord. The word of God found its place again in the
church and people turned and sought the face of the Lord. They took great comfort from verses that
said, ‘if my people, who are called by my name, will
humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,
then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their
land.’
Then the angel of the Lord came to
a small church and said to the pastor, ‘The Lord is with you mighty warrior.’
And the pastor said, ‘If the Lord
is with us why are such wicked things happening in our land. Did we not have mighty outpourings and
revivals in the past but now God has forgotten us and gone to Africa, Asia and Argentina .’
And the angel of the Lord turned
to the pastor and said, ‘Go in the strength of the Lord and take back Britain
from the enemies’ hands.’
