076 - The Hinge of History Fast
Letter From the Editor
The following quote describes the reason why The Briefing exists…
“There are moments in history when a door for massive change opens. Great revolutions for good or for evil occur in the vacuum created by these openings. It is in these times that key men and women, and even entire generations, risk everything to become the hinge of history— that pivotal point that determines which way the door will swing.” - Lou Engle
Today’s Briefing by Lou Engle is an invitation to us all to become the hinge of history in this moment. Thank God for the gift of fasting that allows us to turn ordinary days into extraordinary opportunities to partner with God in defining the future of our nation.
- Cheryl Amabile
The Hinge of History Fast
On The Call DC 20th Anniversary
By Lou Engle
When there is no hope for a nation, when there is no remedy, God still has a holy prescription: “Blow the trumpet in Zion, consecrate a fast!” That was the clarion sound God gave to us to mobilize TheCall DC on September 2, 2000. 400,000 people heard that sound and gathered to a vision born out of a prayer I prayed in 1999, “How can I turn America back to God?” September 2, 2020, is the 20th anniversary of that historic gathering. We are now at a hinge of history moment far surpassing the urgency of that day 20 years ago. The holy prescription has never been rescinded.
Last night, the Lord rekindled the fire of that fast again in me through a dream:
President Trump and I were having a very heartfelt and intimate conversation. I could feel his vulnerability, almost yearning for me to enter into his moment of aloneness and crisis as he carried America on his heart. With deep emotion, I responded, “I am going to pour out my soul for you and America on a 40 day fast starting September 2!”
Recently I had been asking the Lord if I was to once again call a 40 day fast for America. I was hesitant because I’ve called so many fasts. But then I had this dream.
I have learned through the years that a casual approach to the prophetic brings casualties. When God speaks how dare one raise up any reasoning against it. What if this fast could be the tipping point moment for the answer to that prayer I prayed 20 years ago? Who knows? As it was in the book of Joel, an abandonment to the prophetic is fraught with uncertainties, but is this not the risk of faith where heroes arise from the dust of obscurity?
William Wilberforce said, “God has set before me two great objectives, the abolition of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.” Likewise, God has set before me two great objectives: “God end abortion and send such a great communion revival to America that the color line is washed away in the blood.”
To that end, I expend my strength and pour out my soul. I am compelled once again to blow the trumpet and call a fast. I cast my bread on the waters of the hearts of the thousands of those who ran with TheCall for the past 20 years. I know there will be those who hear the Nazirite fasting sound once again, and risk everything to become the hinge of history.
From Sep. 2 - Oct. 11, join me and The Briefing Team in this fast. You can sign up to follow along with my Divine Narrative. I will daily share my 35-year story and biblical reasoning that leads to my conviction that this revival and election season is the most important since the days of Abraham Lincoln, the civil war, and the abolition of slavery.
