I wrote a blog earlier today about my search for a life of freedom, more than alluding to the American church’s sad state. I have been thinking about this for about a year now off and on, but more intensively the past couple of days.
I thought I’d check the news today, since it had been a while, and saw an interesting article about many Christians praying over a “Highway of Holiness” – Interstate 35. It reads:
If you turn to the Bible — Isaiah Chapter 35, Verse 8 — you will see a passage that in part says, “A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.”
Now, is it possible that this “highway” mentioned in Chapter 35 is actually Interstate 35 that runs through six U.S. states, from southern Texas to northern Minnesota? Some Christians have faith that is indeed the case.
Some of the faithful believe that in order to fulfill the prophecy of I-35 being the “holy” highway, it needs some intensive prayer first. So we watched as about 25 fervent and enthusiastic Christians prayed on the interstate’s shoulder in Dallas.
They chanted loudly and vibrantly, making many people in the neighborhood wonder what was going on. They prayed that adult businesses along the corridor would “see the light” and perhaps close down.
Wow. I guess more prayer can’t hurt, or can it? Where is the American church headed? You tell me. I’m in the Philippines.
Frank Viola’s book, Rethinking the Wineskin is a good book about how church these days has drastically strayed from the way it began in the Bible. I encourage you to read it.
