Is It Time To Pray and Fast?

720 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 2Sa 24:15,16 So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from the morning till the appointed time. From Dan to Beersheba seventy thousand men of the people died. 16 And when the angel stretched out His hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD relented from the destruction, and said to the angel who was destroying the people, "It is enough; now restrain your hand." And the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. A pandemic rages through all of Israel. 70,000 men are dead and after three days it stops. Jerusalem is spared the ravages of deadly disease, only because that mercy that David was relying on came through. God said, “it is enough,” and the plague stopped. On October 17, 2015 the nation of Zambia declared a day of fasting and prayer. Bars were shut down and all football matches were shut down! Can you imagine such a thing occurring in the United States on a Sunday? Why did they do this? Well, they have declared themselves a Christian nation and they are in the midst of a currency crisis. Food prices have soared, the price of copper, (their main export) has tumbled, and they have experienced crippling power shortages because the water levels in Lake Kariba, where hydropower plants supply much of the nations energy are extremely low. Bishop Simon Chihana president of the International Fellowship of Christian Churches in Zambia said, “ Let us pray to God to have mercy on us. God has done that before and He can do it again!” I read this and find myself wondering, “What would it take to bring America to its collective knees?” Zambia is a nation that obviously gives glory to God acknowledging that He is in control and able to put an end to their crisis. They believe Joe 2:13 So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. 14 Who knows if He will turn and relent, And leave a blessing behind Him-” Who knows if he will relent? Only those who humble themselves and pray! 2Ch 7:14 "if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. If the citizens of Zambia can call for a day of prayer, cannot the church in America do the same? Or do we need to wait for things to get worse?