HOLY DESPERATION
by Carter Conlon
You and I are living in what I call "an hour of holy
desperation."
Our society is degenerating very rapidly, and horrific
crimes are occurring so often that we are becoming dulled to it all. The
abnormal is becoming normal; evil is becoming good.
As you look around perhaps you wonder, "How do I fit
into this moment in time? What can God do through my life? And if He is going
to do something, why is it that my prayers, that I know are according to His
Word, have not yet been answered?"
God´s character, purpose, and mind were hidden from the
people, leaving them without answers to the questions in their hearts:
"What is happening in our society? Where are we going?"
As a result, a deep cry is beginning to form in the
hearts of the people.
There is a cry rising in this generation-a cry not
necessarily heard by the natural ear, but God hears it. It is like the time
Hecame to Moses and said, "I have heard the cry of the people and I have
come down to deliver them" (see Exodus 3:7-8).
In other words, I have heard their groans of
hopelessness. Today the Lord hears the cries of those whose dreams have been
shattered, of parents whose children have gone astray, of those who ask,
"What happened to us?"
"I have surely seen the affliction of my people . .
. and have heard their cry" (Exodus 3:7).