America at the Threshold of Destiny
In his new book, America at the Threshold of Destiny, pastor and author Francis Frangipane warns that the single-most reason for America missing her divine destiny may be a judgmentalism among believers that says there is no hope that America ever will rise to fulfill her destiny. Frangipane takes the opposite view - that America is poised for one of the greatest outpourings of God's Spirit. The church's fear and negativism, however, has turned our redemptive intercessory prayer for our nation into judgmentalism, he points out. Frangipane is attempting to help turn the church's thinking around, calling us to remember the riches of God's goodness and mercy. He recounts historical facts to remind us that America was founded on godly principles. God still wants to bless America, he states, but naysayers want to give up on her. Many want to call down fire from heaven and destroy the land, he notes. Believers speak words of condemnation over her, giving up any hope of America fulfilling God's call upon her. To bring in the final harvest, Frangipane says, we must have faith like Jesus. "Let Christ's words be our battle cry, 'With God all things are possible,'" he writes. The book focuses on two main themes: prayer and the destiny of the United States. We must be a mercy-motivated, praying church, Frangipane states. Mercy triumphs over judgmentalism and touches the very heart of God. "Mercy precisely fulfills the divine purpose: to transform man into the Redeemer's image." The church must be like Moses, he states, and stand in the gap and pray for an imperfect people to come into God's fulfillment.  --Ministries Today, November/December 1999