Fearlessly Courageous
Desk of Dennis Piller
7 18 2025
WAR AGAINST GOD – A Call to Repentance
“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” — Psalm 11:3
The city on a hill is under siege. Not by missiles or tanks—but by a refined deception, cloaked in truth yet completely profane. It’s as if an alternate dimension has bled into our reality—a world where good is called evil and evil, good (Isaiah 5:20).
Have you noticed it? The spiritual climate has shifted. The covering of God over our nation feels thinner. Darker. What was once shameful to even whisper is now shouted from rooftops, praised on stages, and codified into law. We now live in a culture where simply uttering the name of Jesus or standing for biblical truth can put you and your family at risk—socially, financially, even physically.
The light on the hill—America—has long been a beacon of refuge to the world, a place of liberty and opportunity. But let us be honest with ourselves: we are also the leading exporter of pornography, the land of over 63 million abortions, and the epicenter of media, education,
and legislation that often mocks God openly.
This is a war.
A war against God.
A war against truth.
A war against our very soul.
Yet none of this surprises the Lord. His Word is not shaken.
“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 I will forgive their sin and heal their land.” — 2 Chronicles 7:14
But we have reversed the sacred order.
We have profaned what is holy and declared sacred what is vile.
We drove God from our schools, our courts, our families, our culture—and we’ve replaced Him with the idol of self.
There is a vacuum—and it is being filled by confusion, perversion, and lawlessness.
We now glorify what grieves God and normalize what He condemns.
“Although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God… and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man… Therefore God gave them over…” — Romans 1:21–24
Look around. Watch the headlines.
Two years ago, New York lit its skyline to celebrate abortion up to the moment of birth—
at the same site where blood was spilled on 9/11.
Statues of our founders—like George Washington—are being torn down and burned,
as if erasing history can cleanse our sin.
There was a moment, after 9/11, when unity seemed possible. But unity without repentance is only a bandage over a hemorrhage.
As Abraham Lincoln echoed Christ in saying, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
And God warned through Jeremiah:
“I am about to bring a disaster on this place… because these people have rejected Me… They have filled this place with the blood of innocent children.” — Jeremiah 19:3–4
This is not just about politics or policy.
This is spiritual rebellion.
And judgment, unless we repent, is at the door.
The Moment Is Late – But It Is Not Too Late
Look in the mirror. Look into your soul.
Have you drifted?
Have you become passive in this war—silent in a time when the trumpet should be sounding?
This is the hour for raw repentance.
No more games. No more delays.
Fall on your face before God and cry out
not only for yourself, but for your family, your church, your nation.
“Return to Me,” declares the LORD Almighty, “and I will return to you.” — Zechariah 1:3
“Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love…” — Joel 2:13
A Prayer of Return:
Lord, awaken me. Strip away my pride, my complacency, and my compromise. I humble myself before You, not with empty words but with a broken and contrite spirit. Have mercy on us. Forgive our sin. Heal our land. Use me in this hour. I repent—and I return. Give me eyes to see, courage to speak, and the strength to stand for Your truth in a world at war with You. I believe in Your promise. I believe in Your mercy. And I stand on Your Word. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Now is the time. Not tomorrow. Not after the next election. Now.
Repent. Rise. Rebuild.
“Blow the trumpet in Zion… Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming.”
Joel 2:1
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