A MESSAGE OF HOPE
In the April/May paper we featured an “urgent warning” to Britain which Rev Jennifer Abigail Lawson-Wallace believed she had received from God. Now she has been led to bring a message of hope in the gathering darkness
Despite the current spiritual condition of the UK, I believe that God has every intention of fulfilling his promises to bring revival, restoration and reformation to this land again, but we must rise up! (Luke 1:37)
Even when there appears to be famine, God offers us hope. In Genesis 26, Abraham had died and there was famine in the land.
Then God appeared to his son, Isaac, and affirmed the covenant that he had with his father. God assured Isaac that despite the prevailing situation, he had every intention of fulfilling his promises to Abraham.
The wells had been blocked
“All the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had closed and filled with earth”. (Genesis 26:15)
Isaac’s predicament was that although God had greatly prospered him, his heritage had been taken over by the Philistines.
A generation has arisen that does not know or honour God
The wells he inherited from his father Abraham had been sabotaged and blocked by the enemy. This was a serious matter and of great significance and concern because:
- The wells belonged to Abraham and were the fruit of his labour, as his servants had laboured to dig them. Therefore, the wells formed part of Isaac’s inheritance.
- The wells produced water, without which there would be no sustenance of life, for the people and their livestock and crops.
- The wells were landmarks of Abraham’s journey with God, which the Bible cautions us not to remove. “Remove not the ancient landmark which your fathers have set up.” (Proverbs 22:28)
- Finally, the ownership of the wells had been sealed by covenant oath, which had been broken by blocking them. (Genesis 21:22-32)
Isaac restored his heritage
“And Isaac dug again the wells of water which had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he called them by the names which his father had called them.” (Genesis 26:18)
There is a spiritual famine in the land
Isaac did not tamper with or give the wells new names based on his own experiences; he called them by the names given to them by his father. Thus, Isaac restored the full purpose and function of the wells – to sustain life and to act as landmarks for him and his people.
Our current situation in the UK
The fathers of the Christian faith in this nation have long died and gone, and there is a spiritual famine in the land. (Amos 8:11; 1 Samuel 3:1; 2 Chronicles 15:3; Proverbs 29:18)
Worse still, the enemy has stopped, seized and taken over the Christian heritage that the fathers laboured for and left behind for posterity. We have turned our backs on Jesus Christ and his Word and Spirit and embraced alternative ideas and other gods.
Humanist philosophies and political correctness have removed and destroyed the ancient landmarks of biblical truth, holiness and sanctity of marriage and life. Sadly, a generation has arisen that does not know or honour God. (Judges 2:10)
Despite the current situation, however, God has every intention of fulfilling his promise to Jesus Christ and to the forefathers of this land, and is seeking to restore, raise and use the Church to turn this nation around. (John 10:10)
Re-digging the ancient wells
It is time, therefore, to re-dig and revive the ancient wells of the Christian faith in Britain. It is time for the true sons of God in this land to rise and take responsibility for restoring the truth in this land. We need divine intervention and assistance; therefore, we must earnestly seek God’s face for help.
We must earnestly seek God’s face for help
We must earnestly cry out and petition God to pour out his Holy Spirit afresh on the Church, and, through his power, enable us to preach the truth of his Word again, without fear. Through his power, we shall re-dig the wells of prayer, worship, faith, evangelism, discipleship, holiness and righteous living. We must re-dig the Kingdom wells of God’s righteousness, peace and joy in this land again. (Romans 14:17; Isaiah 32:17)
Rev Jennifer Abigail Lawson-Wallace is CEO of Women In Tune, “a global army of women, faithfully worshipping and serving Jesus Christ”, and Convenor of the QUIVER Prayer Movement, which is affiliated to local churches.
“Britain has gone from God-fearing to God-jeering. The Church of England is on course to disappear from these isles within three generations, unless there’s a miracle” – The Daily Telegraph, 15 February 2012
What can you do?
- Surrender yourself to the Lord Jesus Christ. Ask the Holy Spirit to prepare and use you for God’s glory. Pray and ask him to show you what he wants you to do. (2 Timothy 2:20-21)
- Spend more time in prayer and intercession, alone or with others. Begin prayer walks in your local area, declaring “Your Kingdom come, your will be done in this land as it is in heaven!”
- Share the Gospel; take every opportunity to evangelise, lead others to Christ and disciple those who come to the Lord.
- Take responsibility for the political, economic and social climates of your cities and the nation, and intercede for the righteousness of God to prevail.
- Take responsibility for the next generation, praying for them, reaching out to them and instilling in then the fear of God through his Word. Become a mentor/role model for them.
- Give generously to fund the spreading of the Gospel and discipleship; feed and clothe the poor; care for the poor and needy.
- Above all, take the seed of the promise of God for revival and pray earnestly, labour and travail for a fresh move of the Holy Spirit upon the Church in the UK and the nations. (Isaiah 32:9-18)
“Before she was in labour, she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son. Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment? For as soon as Zion was in labour she brought forth her children.”
Isaiah 66:7-8 ESV