Will God Rend the Heavens? Pastor Says ‘Yes,’ If His Children Will Obey by Shawn A. Akers for Charisma News
Shane Idleman, lead pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship in Leona Valley, California, says desperate times call for desperate measures. And with what is going on in America right now, he says, nothing less than desperate measures will fix the situation.
But what are these “desperate measures” that Idleman speaks of?
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“The only hope for our nation right now is another spiritual awakening. People are talking about a red wave in 2022, but we need the crimson blood of Jesus Christ right now,” Idleman told Faithwire’s Billy Hallowell recently. “… There is only one solution to what is going on in our nation, and that is deep humility and repentance.”
And how does that start? It begins with events like Rend the Heavens, a six-night revival full of worship, prayer, fasting and preaching at Westside Fellowship Church. It is the second year that Westside has hosted Rend the Heavens, which begins tonight—Halloween night—and runs through Saturday, Nov. 5.
Idleman says the idea for Rend the Heavens was born out of Isaiah 64:1, where the prophet says, “Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that though wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence.”
“If the prophet can say that, then we can say that,” Idleman says. “There is just something about meeting and pressing in every night. It’s seeking the heart of God and being desperate for more of him. And really, if it doesn’t matter to us, it doesn’t matter to God.
“The church has to start being the church again. Bible, prayer, fasting … that’s the only thing that’s going to change our nation. We launched this last year on Halloween night—as good a time as any, right?—and we’re doing it again this year.
