One thing is shifting in America.
It’s not simply political or cultural—it’s non secular. A brand new wave of reformation is starting, and whether or not we acknowledge it or not, the church is at a crossroads. We’ve prayed for revival, we’ve gathered in circles to prophesy and decree, however now it’s time for one thing extra. As Lance Wallnau recently put it, “Reformation is ‘The place do you go?’ You may’t preserve circling and praying and prophesying—you reconstruct it.”
For years, America has been a land of awakenings and revivals, however in contrast to Europe, we’ve by no means actually had a reformation. That’s about to vary. There’s a brand new non secular mantle being launched—one which doesn’t simply refresh the church however reshapes it.
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The times of passive Christianity are over. What’s coming is one thing apostolic, one thing daring, and sure, one thing controversial. “It’s a special muscle, it’s a special angle, it’s a special authority,” Wallnau defined. “And we’re used to the pastor, the evangelist, the trainer and the prophet—this one goes to be essentially the most controversial.”
Trump and the Wrecking Ball of Reformation
For a lot of, Donald Trump’s position in all of that is simple. Love him or hate him, he has develop into a power of disruption in each politics and tradition, tearing down techniques which have lengthy been entrenched in corruption. As Wallnau described it, Trump is “actually deconstructing what we name the executive state. What Devil had constructed into the system—bam! bam!—like Samson, he’s clubbing Philistines left and proper.”
However right here’s the actual problem for the church: When the partitions fall, what comes subsequent? Far too typically, Christians have been content material to assemble and pray whereas the world round them crumbles.
“We’re so used to circling, prophesying, praying and decreeing that we truly don’t know what to do,” Wallnau mentioned. “Reformation is the place you go in and put it again so as the proper approach, the place it blesses the folks the proper approach and the enemy’s out.”
This can be a wake-up name. The church can not afford to stay in its consolation zone. The political and spiritual upheaval we are witnessing is not an accident—it is a chance. Will we step into it?
The Want for True Non secular Reformation
In fact, for this shift to really take maintain, the church itself must bear its personal reformation. An excessive amount of of recent Christianity has settled for performance-driven experiences as a substitute of actual encounters with God.
“We used to have glory clouds, now we’ve smoke machines,” Wallnau lamented. “We used to have the lightnings of God, now we’ve gentle machines.”
The American church wants a return to true non secular energy. It’s not sufficient to have polished sermons and entertaining worship units—we’d like the actual, simple presence of God. This isn’t nearly private revival; it’s about transformation at each stage.
Time to Step Ahead
A brand new mantle is falling. A brand new task is being launched. The query is: Who will take it up? Revival shouldn’t be sufficient anymore—we’d like reformers. And reformers don’t simply pray about change; they step into the battle and make it occur.
Trump could also be a wrecking ball, however the actual work begins when the mud settles. Will the church stand up and reclaim its position in shaping America? Or will we sit again and let another person outline our future?
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James Lasher is employees author for Charisma Media.
