‘This Is the Greatest Hour for the Church’: Why Your Prayers Still Matter in This Election by Wendy Griffith for CBN News
Many Christians are divided during this post-election time. Whether they believe it’s not over or that it’s time to move on, most can agree it’s a critical moment for the church, no matter the outcome.
Prophet and President of Destiny Encounters International Charlie Shamp says “this is the greatest hour for the church.” Shamp told The Elijah List’s Steve Shultz recently, “The justice scale is resting in the heart of the nation and it’s either going to go one way or the other way, and the only deciding factor that is going to change this moment in history is the church,” he said.
“The church has to rise, take hold of the prophetic word, decree it and do not let go of it and we will tip the scales of justice and we will see a transformation like we have never seen in this nation before,” Shamp said.
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WHY DO WE NEED TO PRAY?
Some Christians question why do we need to pray if the votes have already been cast – hasn’t God already spoken?
Dutch Sheets, author of Intercessory Prayer and many other books that explain the true importance of prayer, says it’s theologically inaccurate to believe that everything that happens on earth is God’s will. He points to the many historical events that violate God’s holy nature and character, arguing that prayer is the battle to see God’s will truly be done on earth as it is in heaven.
“Don’t buy into that theology that says well God’s just in control and He’s predestined everything, He’s going to get it done anyway. No, God needs our prayers, He’s using our prayers, and therefore they matter and that means, be a part of prayer meetings, get on prayer calls,” Sheets said during a recent “Conversations with Dutch” podcast.
