Looking ahead to 2023 for our grandchildren

As I look ahead to 2023, our national and global situation will not improve. A good friend focused my attention on Isaiah 60:1-2 as a word from the Lord for the New Year:  “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.  See, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you, and his glory appears over you.” 

I can feel the invading darkness of evil like a heavy moral and spiritual fog.  It’s infiltrating our nation at every level. At the very same time that our nation is enveloped in thick darkness, God commands us to arise, let our Light shine, and the distinctive glory of our Lord will be evident to all. 

Pray your grandchildren will recognize the evil around  them so they can flee the evil. 

As grandparents, I believe it’s our position to get on our knees, humble ourselves, seek God’s face, repent of our sins, and intercede for our nation. Then having done all, we stand firm in our faith that God has heard and will answer our prayer according to His will.

By Lillian Penner, Co-Prayer Director, pennerlp@gmail.com

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