EXCLUSIVE 19 JUNE 2026 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition t t e ” t e e t e e from Second Chronicles. But it was not the President’s appearance that was most impactful on me in that moment. It was the woman sitting in this now-empty chair. As the President was still reading on the screen on stage, I stepped out the rear door of the auditorium. And that is where I found her. A beautiful, older black woman sat alone in the chair, just outside the gathered crowd, clutching her purse and her Bible. She was praying. And she was weeping. The image of this woman drew me in, and I stopped in front of her chair. She looked up at me. I needed not to ask. The tears in her eyes and her gentle smile revealed her heart. She shared with me how much this moment meant to her. And it wasn’t that Donald Trump was on the video screen, but that it was her president reading the Bible to the nation she loves. She understands what the Scriptures clearly declare. God is sovereign over every nation. He raises up our leaders, and He sets them down. We may go into a voting booth to cast our choice for leadership. But ultimately, it is God who determines the outcome. This woman understands that truth. Then, she heard her president speak the words we had all been waiting to hear, “If my people who are called by my name 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.” For all his faults, the president is the one appointed by God to lead our land in this season. And for this woman, hearing her president honor the Word of God and call our land to repentance brought to her a long-awaited sense of peace and assurance that God may still be willing to bless our land, if only for a while longer. For me, this woman defined the entire week. She said to me, “I just hope our nation will hear and respond.” I answered her, “The remnant will respond.” She smiled because she knew what I meant. I told her, “Revival is happening in our nation. And it begins with you.” Then I placed my hand on her shoulder and, looking into her eyes, I commissioned her, “And you are the mustard seed. Revival begins with you.” Calling this nation to turn back to God This land is a blessing from God. The freedoms we enjoy are unique in the history of kingdoms. I give thanks to God for the liberty He provides. Our founding fathers understood that we are endowed “by our Creator” with the freedoms we enjoy. The freedom we have to worship the God of the Bible comes not from government, but from God Himself. I’ve had the privilege of traveling with my camera all around the world. And Christians in lands far from my home have expressed to me that the United States has been the greatest force for advancing the Gospel of Christ around the world in modern times. So, it should come as no surprise that the enemy hates this nation and has been working craftily to deceive and distract us from our Christian foundation. Sadly, much of the American church has gone lukewarm to the Word of God. It is time to repent; to change our thinking about the blessings God provides. This week has been a call to a nation that has forgotten God’s Word. Just as Ezra the priest unrolled the scroll and read the ancient Scriptures to the Jews who had forgotten God’s Word then, so, too, do the voices heard this week call a nation to turn back to the God who is sovereign over the nation we love. So, now, the question remains: What do we, the faithful saints, do now that the Word of God has been proclaimed to all the nation? I smiled one more time at the woman in the chair and left her to sit with the Lord and enjoy the moment alone as I found her. Later, when I passed by again, the chair was empty. I will likely never know where she lives or what she will do in the days to come. But I am confident, by the faithfulness I saw in her, that she rose from her chair… and went. As Jesus commissioned the disciples, “Go,” this woman, a mustard seed of faith, will go forth and declare the Gospel. So must we, while there is still time. The prophet Isaiah exclaimed, “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” For you, the faithful saint, carry the words of Isaiah in one hand, and be emboldened by the commission of the Lord Jesus in the other: “Go… into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” God is sovereign over every nation! Todd Scoggins is Producer and Studio Director of Clayborn Studios. [email protected] Nick Vujicic Dr Ben Carson Colonel Kevin Bouren Photo Credit: Todd Scoggins Photo Credit: Todd Scoggins Photo Credit: Todd Scoggins
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