Pat Robertson

One of my readers gave me a Pat Robertson letter that she had received. Here is part of what Pat said;

I believe the Lord said our country is in great peril. Our leaders have hearkened to the demands of special interest groups and have led our nation into bankruptcy. In two years there will come a time of reckoning. The president who will be elected in 2012 will preside over an impoverished nation. Our creditors will demand payment and there will not be enough to satisfy their claims. Our currency will shrink in value.

In the midst of this turmoil, God says, "I will protect My people, but warn them now about what is coming. Tell them to get out of debt and restrict purchases." When crisis comes, it will be those who are in debt who will be hurt the most. Now is the time to get finances in order.

I don't know much about Pat Robertson, but what I think is interesting is how many prophecy watchers seem to be blowing the trumpet warning folks of coming calamity...and how people all around us seem genuinely more interested that the Minnesota Twins are now at spring training camp.

1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman, 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people, 4 then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head. 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head. If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’ Ezekiel 33:1-6

Question?....how much are ALL of us doing to blow the trumpet and tell our neighbors, friends, coworkers and family that a sword is coming against the land. We don't know the exact timing of when the sword will strike...but we know it is coming and can't be staid too much longer.

Does that thought give you a tinge of urgency? If so, ask the Lord what he wants you to do with it.

Hat tip to Kim H.