The Only Hope in the Coming Storm: American Golden Calf
Excerpts from an Article By Reverend David Wilkerson
American Golden Calf Is Coming Down!
“. . .Beloved, America is facing God’s judgment–and we will never be the same! In the days to come, literally hundreds of
thousands of Americans will lose their homes. Why? They’ve leveraged them with equity loans, so they could play the stock market and try to strike it rich!
I tell you, the stock market has become America’s golden calf! People see it as a financial savior, and they worship it daily – trusting in it, depending on it, giving it all their energy and attention. But it’s going to fall suddenly–and none of the small, individual investors will be spared. They’ll suffer the most, losing their homes, their cars–everything!
I must ask you: “Are you prepared for what is coming? If not, are you acting now to get ready? When I speak of being ready, where do your thoughts take you? Do you think immediately of investments, bank accounts, survival plans, safety for your family?”
Yet, I believe it is much more important today for American Christians to focus on spiritual preparation–before the coming
storm hits. Let me tell you why.
I believe that when the coming storm hits with full fury, and the nation is reeling with panic and fear, people will flee all false
gospels and feel-good churches. Christians will forget about gospel entertainment and Christian TV, and they’ll start demanding
hard truth. They’ll flock to hear godly pastors, demanding the true Word of God. Their cry will be, “Who will preach to us a
prophetic, life-changing word?”
Sadly, many charismatic Christians today talk much about being Spirit-filled–but they are totally bankrupt of truth. They’re not
intimate with Christ–and so they don’t know how to draw on His strength in truth. They don’t tremble at the truth of His
Word. They don’t know how to walk in His resurrection power or live wholly dependent on Him. Instead, they twist,
manipulate, and misinterpret His Word to accommodate their flesh.
Many pastors and evangelists today have no interest in seeking the Spirit of truth. They think they can call on the Holy Ghost at
any time to come down and sweep away all the powers of hell. But these people won’t be prepared for the dark times that are
coming?
The only manifestations we’ll see when the storm hits will be men and women falling to their knees in awe and fear of God. They’ll be slain by the piercing, convicting, soul-cleansing preaching that comes from the Spirit of truth.
Indeed, today–while most of America focuses on its prosperity–God is waking a holy remnant in the church. These saints
are on their faces, seeking Him with all their strength and crying out for a true Word from the Spirit of truth.
In recent months, our ministry has received hundreds of letters from pastors and believers who are repulsed by most of what
they see in the church: hype, foolishness, entertainment, shallow preaching. They’re crying out, “Enough! We’re tired of seeing
our pastors go to conventions and return only to introduce come new gimmick. We’re sick of seeing the flesh accommodated.
We’re hungry for truth! We want to hear preaching that convicts us and challenges us to holiness and prayer.”
Believer, you can rest assured–in the coming days of calamity, the true revival won’t come through showboating, big-time
preachers or TV evangelists. It won’t come through prosperity teachings or other doctrines of false security. No–God’s
revival will come through a hidden company of pastors and lay people who have been in the school of Christ, learning His ways
and trusting in Him. These will lead a revival of truth!
Yet not everyone is going to want truth. Many will turn to unbridled lust. Indeed, our society could see Sodom replayed a
hundred times over. But, as our nation poises on the brink of chaos, many Americans will begin to seek truth, answers, life.
As for me, I want to face the coming times as ” . . . a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth” 2 Timothy 2:15
I urge you: Ask the Lord to prepare you–His way–for the day America’s golden calf comes down. Seek His Spirit of
truth in your secret closet. Learn to recognize His voice above all the worldly clamor going on in His church. Then you’ll truly
be prepared to face the coming storm.
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David Wilkerson is founder of Teen Challenge, Inc., the worldwide Christian drug and alcohol rehabilitation ministry. He is the author of The Cross and the Switchblade, The Vision, Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?, Hungry for More of Jesus, Revival on Broadway and many other books. David and his wife, Gwen, live in New York City, where he serves as senior pastor of Times Square Church.
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