Rev. A. J. Ogden

I am very concerned about the spiritual decline in our country. Percentage wise, we are winning less and less souls in America, and some of the countries are farther gone than we are. With only a few exceptions, our nation is becoming more and more liberal in theology and the fire from God is burning very low in a majority or our pulpits. In many cases it seems to be a matter of pleasing the people rather than pleasing God.

Thank God for a tiny few men of God who still are on fire for God, running a spiritual temperature, having a holy heart burn, and preaching with a John the Baptist enthusiasm. They still have that old time unction in the pulpit and action in the pews. They have the power of God in their lives and people realize they have been with Jesus! All is vain, powerless and empty, unless the man is in the center of God’s will and filled with God’s Holy Spirit. Some men are trying to run on an empty tank and do not have enough power of God in their life to blow the fuzz off the peanut; a result of compromising with sin.

My prayer: (perhaps you would join me) “Lord send the Holy Spirit fire on us, take away the fear of man, replace it with a fear of God, a desire to win souls. Take away our vain desire to be popular with a world that hates God, as a whole. Give us some tears for the salvation of lost souls, and may we understand that power is from you and you alone. Lord help us to read and obey Psalm 126:5, “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” Lord warm our hearts, direct our steps and tan our hides if we need it. Help us to be unconditionally surrendered to you. Amen!