God has said, "If my people . . . then will I." But who wants to humble himself, pray, seek God's face and turn from for his/her wicked ways? We are in no mood for that. We cannot have that kind of prayer-meeting; we would rather play than pray. Question: "What do you want, what do you really want in life?"

All-night prayer meetings can be staged like marathons, but what kind of Christians are we - that we do not voluntarily gather in intercession that continues until we break through to God? What would happen if our great church conventions would just once throw their printed programs aside and go to their knees in desperate prayer? If it be argued that such convocations are gathered for business, we ask, What greater business do we have than to seek a visitation of God?

"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." Mind you, "to the churches." It would be a great day for our churches if somehow they would be presuaded to stop whatever they are doing long enough to hear our Lord's last message to them. Again and again He repeated His exortation: "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."

But we are so busy with our own enterprises that we do not hear His voice. We are trying to operate on a "business as usual" basis when neither business nor anything else is as usual - nor will anything ever be as usual again. It is an hour of sheer desperation for America, for the world, for the cause of the gospel!

We are doing everything but the first thing: "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." The Spirit is among us. Who will be the listener, hear His voice - - and open the door?

Are we tempted to live by bread alone? Do we only concern ourselves with our own physical needs and the things we want? To live as God's people means we are called to work on the spiritual dimension of our lives and those around us. To build a relationship with God involves working to deepen ourselves spiritually. There is much more to life than the things of this world.

There is a wonderful Peanuts cartoon where Linus comes to Lucy in a fit saying, "You buried my blanket. You can't do that! I'll die without that blanket! I'll be like a fish out of water! I'll die! I'll die! Tell me where you buried it! Tell me!" In the next section snoopy goes out in the yard and does some dog digging. Soon snoopy comes running to Linus with his blanket. Linus says, "My blanket! Oh, snoopy! You found it!! You found it! You found it! You found it! You found it!" Then snoopy, dozing on his doghouse says, "Every now and then I feel that my existence is justified."

Do we have such an attachment to our stuff, like Linus did with his blanket? Do we have such an overwhelming concern for the bread of life that we have lost sight of our spiritual needs?

Jesus said, "One does not live my bread alone."