{"id":17831,"date":"2016-07-09T13:50:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T13:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=17831"},"modified":"2016-07-09T13:51:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T13:51:25","slug":"the-time-is-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=17831","title":{"rendered":"The Time Is Now!!!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have been increasingly concerned, worried and fearful about what might befall America if we continue on the path we are on today. \u00a0Our nation is severely divided on politics, race, and faith. \u00a0God has blessed America and I believe He wants to continue to bless our nation, but real change must come, and not in our politics, but in our hearts. \u00a0We must replace hate with love, and strife with peace, and we can’t do that alone. \u00a0I ask you that starting this weekend that my readers would share this with everyone they know that is a believer and I ask that we start to pray fervently for God’s intervention in the trouble our nations faces.<\/p>\n

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I have been very stressed about preparing for the possible, and I’m afraid very likely, difficult times we could face as a nation and as a people. \u00a0I called my dear brother Dr. Charles Stanley this morning to share my concerns, and as always, He had a wonderful word for me. \u00a0He believes it is not to late for our nation to turn back to God and honor Him and He will honor our nation.<\/p>\n

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He gave me the scripture to read, and absorb into my spirit, I hope it brings you as much comfort as it has me! \u00a0God is in control, we need to be on our knees before Him!<\/p>\n

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Psalm 62 \u00a0 \u00a0New Living Translation (NLT)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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1\u00a0<\/sup>I wait quietly before God,<\/span>
\n for my victory comes from him.<\/span>
\n 2\u00a0<\/sup>He alone is my rock and my salvation,<\/span>
\n my fortress where I will never be shaken.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3\u00a0<\/sup>So many enemies against one man\u2014<\/span>
\n all of them trying to kill me.<\/span>
\n To them I\u2019m just a broken-down wall<\/span>
\n or a tottering fence.<\/span>
\n 4\u00a0<\/sup>They plan to topple me from my high position.<\/span>
\n They delight in telling lies about me.<\/span>
\n They praise me to my face<\/span>
\n but curse me in their hearts. Interlude<\/span><\/p>\n

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5\u00a0<\/sup>Let all that I am wait quietly before God,<\/span>
\n for my hope is in him.<\/span>
\n 6\u00a0<\/sup>He alone is my rock and my salvation,<\/span>
\n my fortress where I will not be shaken.<\/span>
\n 7\u00a0<\/sup>My victory and honor come from God alone.<\/span>
\n He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.<\/span>
\n 8\u00a0<\/sup>O my people, trust in him at all times. \u00a0Pour out your heart to him,<\/span><\/p>\n

for God is our refuge. Interlude<\/span><\/p>\n

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9\u00a0<\/sup>Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,<\/span>
\n and the powerful are not what they appear to be.<\/span>
\n If you weigh them on the scales,<\/span>
\n together they are lighter than a breath of air.<\/span><\/p>\n

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10\u00a0<\/sup>Don\u2019t make your living by extortion<\/span>
\n or put your hope in stealing.<\/span>
\n And if your wealth increases,<\/span>
\n don\u2019t make it the center of your life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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11\u00a0<\/sup>God has spoken plainly,<\/span><\/p>\n

and I have heard it many times:<\/span><\/p>\n

Power, O God, belongs to you;<\/span>
\n 12\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0unfailing love, O Lord, is yours.<\/span>
\n Surely you repay all people<\/span>
\n according to what they have done.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the most serious issue I’ve ever brought before you, please join me in asking God to save our nation!<\/p>\n

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Be blessed in your pursuit of Him,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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