Lord Heal Our Land — E.A. Johnston

National Division and Moral Chaos

When a nation is divided, then that nation is in deep distress. When a people reject the Bible and turn their backs on the God of the Bible, then that society will spin out of control into moral chaos.

Daniel Webster's Warning About Religious Truth

There will be anarchy and riots in the streets. The words of Daniel Webster, written in 1823, ring true today. If religious books are not widely circulated among the masses in this country, I do not know what is going to become of us as a nation.

If truth be not diffused, error will be. If God and His Word are not known and received, the devil and his works will gain ascendancy. If the evangelical volume does not reach every hamlet, the pages of corrupt and licentious literature will.

If the power of the gospel is not felt throughout the length and breadth of the land, anarchy and misrule, degradation and misery, corruption and darkness will reign without mitigation or end. I believe the words of Daniel Webster had prophetic undertones for what he has warned about 200 years ago has come to fruition in reality in our country.

Leadership Vacuums in Government and the Church

Our land lies in chaos and anarchy is in the air and there is a vacuum of leadership both in government and in the church. Often the most qualified and best men are hid in obscurity while lesser men are put in charge.

Humility, Prayer, and Repentance for National Healing

Only when the people of God do what is necessary and obey what God has declared will God then do what He has declared. In 2 Chronicles 7 .14 we read, If my people, which are called by my name, shall 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.