Battle for The Sanctity of MarriageThis Saturday November 1st, in San Diego, California there will be a massive gathering of people who are crying out to God for His divine intervention against the legalization of homosexual marriage. On November 4th,
Proposition 8, a state constitutional amendment will be voted on in the state of California. It was originally titled The Marriage Protection Act, but has since been changed to the Eliminates Rights of Same-Sex Couples to Marry. If passed, this will protect traditional marriage between one man and one woman in the state of California. If it doesn't pass, homosexual marriage will be legalized in California.
Why does what happens in California matter? If gay marriage is legalized in California, same-sex couples from all other parts of our nation will flock to be legally wed and then will carry that union back to their home state. If this amendment fails, those same couples will go back to their respective states and sue the state government demanding that same-sex marriage be declared legal. What affects one part of our country, affects the whole. In the ominous words of Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, “As California goes, so goes the nation.”
What will happen if gay marriage is legalized? There have already been clashes between
religious liberties and gay marriage. Just last week first graders in San Francisco witnessed the marriage of their lesbian teacher and school officials called it "a teachable moment." These godless ideals will continue to infiltrate every part of our society, unless we take a stand for the truth.
God ordained marriage, not man. And He ordained it between one man and one woman.
Genesis 1:27
"So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them." The Bible leaves no room for alternate interpretations of what God had in mind when He created marriage. It is only the foolish, arrogant presumption of man to think that we can redefine what has already been defined for thousands of years.
We are in a battle for the soul of our nation. This is just one battlefield of many. It is time for the Church to rise up. Who will speak for truth if we remain silent? Who will cry out against evil if we do not?
Our nation needs to return to the foundation of Biblical values that it was erected upon.
Cry out for the salvation of those who are lost. Cry out for the deliverance of those in bondage to sin. Pray for the truth to be revealed. Pray for love to be shown and demonstrated. We come not to condemn; but to show mercy, as we ourselves have been shown great mercy for our sins. We stand as beacons in darkness, shining forth the love and light of Jesus. Cry out for revival in the deadened hearts of our nation.
I will be praying on Saturday in support of the covenant of marriage between one man and one woman. We must turn back the tide of immorality that has gripped our nation and turn our hearts back to God. Cry out for mercy.
2 Chronicles 7:14
"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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."To hear more information about this amendment and
the event at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, you can listen to the radio broadcast on
Focus on the Family.
