If you missed our special message this week about the My Hope America, give this article a read from Greg Johnson, the Standing Together President and My Hope America State Coordinator.
On November 7, 8, and 9th here in Utah and across America, Christians have an incredible opportunity to lift up the name of Jesus Christ as the real solution to what ills our nation. At present, America is a dry and thirsty land, a nation who has lost her moral compass, where civility towards one another, respect for truths long held, and foundational Judeo/Christian values have been largely abandoned. America’s present enlightenment has not produced a better quality of individual, greater happiness for the masses, or greater prosperity for a larger number of people. Rather, America’s inner cities are filled with broken homes abandoned by fathers who have left behind families that are hurting financially and without guidance to the children they have deserted. The result of this is increased youth gang activities, violence in schools, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct, abortion, poverty, depression, and low self-esteem among millions of America’s uncared for children. Elite America, comprised of our celebrities, our business leaders, media moguls, sports figures, university educators, and the well off seem adrift to the core values and spiritual foundations that made this nation a great and blessed country, the envy of the whole world. Middle class America is struggling too, many are unemployed trying to pay their bills, looking for temporary pleasures to dull their pains, deal with their emptiness, and to fill their need for constant entertainment and diversion from reality. Jesus told us in the Bible that he did not come to help the healthy but to help the sick and hurting. If we are agreed that America is now a hurting nation who has walked away from the truths of a loving God, then may I suggest that what America needs most is a spiritual renewal and a revival? Every Christian in this nation can open their home, invite unsaved friends over for a meal, a dessert, or a snack to share a video of hope simply called “The Cross,” featuring America’s Pastor, Billy Graham, calling our nation back to the God of grace, mercy, forgiveness, and love with the message of the Christian Gospel. If we believe that the people of this nation, 60% of who do not regularly attend church, are in need of revival than can we not invite them over to our homes to share Dr. Graham’s message of hope? My prayer is that Christians will not miss this moment, but seize it, for the nation we love, the hurting people of our country, and the glory of the name of our God. My Hope America with Billy Graham is an opportunity to offer living water to quench the thirst of our spiritually dry land, let us then lift the cool waters of hope to everyone we can in early November.
Greg Johnson
Standing Together, President
My Hope America, State Coordinator
Please take time to watch this informational video to get a feel for the event.
