July 13, 2024
Last night I was talking to the Lord before going to sleep, lots of things on my mind. The state of the world, particularly America. The upcoming presidential election. My family and friends. Lots of needs, lots to be concerned about, lots to pray about.
I apologized for being so sleepy that my mind seemed to be wandering, when he began speaking to me.
"My spiritual underground fires are burning," he said. "They are burning and they are spreading, spreading to burn out the roots of the ungodly growth in America over these last years."
"These fires started with the small revivals across the nation, fueled by the intercession of many believers, resulting in godly sorrow, repentance and forgiveness. Springing up here and there, they seemed to blaze for a while, then die down."
As he spoke, I recalled some of those small revivals right here in my own town, tent revivals I'd played the piano for.
"But they didn't completely die," he continued. "These fires continue to burn and slowly spread underground. Like above-ground revivals, they are fed by the same godly sorrow, repentance, forgiveness, and intercession."
"They will burn as long as they are needed to eliminate the invasive root system of ungodliness that has infected America, and indeed the whole world, for quite a long time."
I remembered a story I'd read some years ago about peat fires, burning underground and lasting for a long, long time. I fell asleep grateful and encouraged, and curious about the next few months.
Today I did an online search and found the following articles; there are probably many more.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/here-s-how-wildfires-can-burn-underground-for-months-or-even-years-1.5111276
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_fire
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fire-in-the-hole-77895126/
"Pray without ceasing." (1Th 5:17 KJV)
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