Preparations of the Heart

March 5, 2025

Mark 3:25

"If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand" (KJV).

In Mark 3:25, we are warned that a house divided against itself will not stand. As a nation, we are witnessing a growing division instead of striving to heal and bring people together. No one needs me to tell them where we are; we are divided. We should be in a period of reconciliation, yet our division is only growing. It feels as though we are fighting the wrong enemy—each other.

In the prophetic book of Isaiah, it reads:

Isaiah 14:16

"They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms?" (KJV)

Isaiah is prophesying the future of Satan, where those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life will look down into the fires of hell and see him in torment, wondering how he caused so much death and destruction. This is a future event, but what do we do until then? And how can we defeat him?

2 Chronicles 7:14

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall 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" (KJV).

Something worth noting in this scripture is that God isn’t calling sinners to repentance; He’s calling His saints to repentance. Maybe it’s time we, as Christians, put away our idols. In this case, I am referring to anything that takes priority over God, and for most of us, that would probably be politics. Red against Blue, Blue against Red—sooner or later, we’ll all be misled. If only we could surrender our nation’s sins and place all of it under the Blood of the Lamb, we could change the color of our flag to white—white for surrender. But first, we have to raise His banner in our own hearts, a heart of self-surrender, and begin praying for our nation’s forgiveness.

Let’s surrender.

He is:

Jehovah Nissi (יְהוָה נִסִּי) – "The Lord Our Banner"

Jehovah Rapha (יְהוָה רָפָא) – "The Lord Who Heals"

Jehovah Tsidkenu (יְהוָה צִדְקֵנוּ) – "The Lord Our Righteousness"

Blessings,