The prophet Isaiah began his prophecy with an examination of why the country of Israel had been drastically wasting away, losing their prosperity and power. And the prophets always gave their reasons why. We could fill many pages with these scriptures, clearly showing the Lord's execution of punishments upon whole nations who have forsaken His knowledge and ways. And yet, these are some of the most overlooked and ignored scriptures of the Bible in our modern time. Now, today, God is sending an equally clear message to Africa, although few of the African people are listening to what He is saying at this point.
Every nation has it's peculiar and favorite sins.
America's list is topped by adultery and gross secularism and materialism that is shutting out the need for God and the presence and knowledge of God. And Africa's sins are obvious as well. This is the message that Africa needs to hear. When I was in Harare, Zimbabwe, the Lord woke me very early one morning and gave me this burden, so I spoke about it to the pastors conference I was teaching on the next day. When we make our next trip back over there, this will be the main substance of our ministry to the pastors and to the people.