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Dr. Jim Denison's 2013 collection of Lenten devotionals is entitled, "If My People..." and comes at a time that he believes "a Fifth Great Awakening is sweeping the nations, as more people are coming to Christ than ever before in Christian history. How can you join this great movement of God's Spirit?" He goes on to write, "in this year's Lenten devotional guide, we will walk each day with King Solomon as he leads his nation into God's presence and glory. We will commit ourselves to our Father's purpose and experience his transforming power. And we will claim his promise: 'If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land' (2 Chronicles 7:14). 'If My People ...' is more than a Lenten guide - it is God's invitation to intimacy with him. Please join us on this joyous journey."
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Saturday, March 9
Are you humble enough to join the awakening?
Billy Graham preached to more than 210 million people in 185 countries, and was named to Gallup's "most admired people" more often than any American in history. But here's what he says of himself: "I have often said that the rst thing I am going to do when I get to Heaven is to ask, 'Why me, Lord? Why did You choose a farmboy from North Carolina to preach to so many people, to have such a wonderful team of associates, and to have a part in what You were doing in the latter half of the twentieth century?' I have thought about that question a great deal, but I know also that only God knows the answer."
Spiritual awakening begins when "my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves . . ." "Humble" translates kana, a Hebrew word which means to "subject" or "be subdued," in the sense that an inferior army subjects itself to a superior force. It is used 18 times in a military context, as when a person or nation submits to a superior power. The other 18 times, it refers to spiritual subjection, submitting to God as King and Lord.
Someone asked St. Augustine to identify the rst of the religious virtues. He replied: "Humility." When asked what was second, Augustine replied, "Humility." When asked what was third, he replied, "Humility."
Have you humbled yourself before your King yet today?
Prior to founding the Denison Forum on Truth and Culture, James C. Denison, Ph.D., was pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church, a 10,000-member congregation in Dallas, Texas. He also pastored churches in Midland and Mansfield, Texas, and in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion and Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Dallas Baptist University. He is also the the author of seven books.
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