On 7 September 2013 an historic election loss took place in Australia which many believe is an answer to prayer. The ruling Australian Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, lost to the Coalition, led by Tony Abbot, with Labor receiving its lowest primary vote since 1903.
Dr. David Phillips, National President of Family Voice Australia, said the following day, “One of the reasons for such a clear defeat was Labor’s change of mind and support for same-sex marriage.” Kevin Rudd promised to legislate for homosexual ‘marriage’ within one hundred days of being re-elected.
David Rowsome of the Australian National Day of Prayer and Fasting team said, “It has been thrilling to see how Christians in Australia and around the world have been praying for our election which was held on the same day that Pope Francis asked the world to pray and fast for Syria.
The Australian Prayer Network prayer point, compiled months earlier, was to ‘pray for policies that protect and strengthen the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman’. Amazingly, the global Billion Souls Revival Prayer Call devotion for that same day, also compiled months earlier, asked us to pray against the ‘culture of death’ that seeks to re-define marriage and remove the life potential that comes from the union of a man and a woman marriage.”
Ps Matt Prater one of the leaders behind the Billion Souls Revival Prayer Call said, “On national television on Monday 2 September I asked a question of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd about his sudden change to support homosexual marriage. Mr. Rudd, who claims to be a Christian, tried to dismiss the words of Jesus in Matthew 19:5 supporting man-woman marriage in the Bible. The YouTube clip of the 4-min incident went viral, as did an article in Australia’s national newspaper, The Australian, titled ‘ Judas Kiss’.
Tony Abbott, said during the Australian Christian Lobby webcastbefore the election, “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman.” Seven days later God heard our prayers and your prayer and there was a change of government. A miracle has occurred. A victory has been won, but the battle is far from over. We thank you for your continuing prayers.”
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