Such an easy step to take, rebelling against the Lord. Easiest as our Nation forgets gratitude.
Our Nation’s status is Rebellion against God. Its people and its Leaders have forsaken The God who blessed our Nation. There were many in our founding fathers who traveled here for Spiritual freedom, along with those who had Selfish, Self-aggrandizing purposes. The Country was set up on a foundation of being able to freely worship and not have an oppressive Government. There were many things right, there were things done wrong. We only focus on the latter. Of course, that’s the result of the rebellion.
As I read 2 Chronicles, each King was given opportunity to lead with God’s principles in mind. They were instructed to read it, not have it read but read it themselves.
Many of them started off with those principles in sight. Godly Nation and Godly leading was the goal. But... the evil desires for autonomy and self-will, Gets us every time. When I read words like, “he forsook the law of The Lord.” The same phrase we are memorizing in Psalm 19:7 (The Law of The Lord is perfect, reviving the soul), my heart drops. Many of these Kings forsook it and the consequences came.
Psalm 33:12 says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD...”. Now that verse is exclusive to Israel in its direction at the time. However, God is the same yesterday, today and forever. I cannot imagine this isn’t his heart for any Nation that offers itself through its people and its leadership to Him. But that’s not the way we are going. We ask God to bless our Nation while giving him the finger.
We are fighting battles that aren’t a result of redacted history. We are fighting battles because God has allowed our Nation to tear itself up due to our departure from Him and and forsaking his Law (The entirety of Scripture). Our hate isn’t really over who’s in charge.
We, ourselves, are the problem.
Especially so many that serve God, and their idols too. That’s call syncretism. In other words your idols are truly your “god”, and the serving of God is more about tradition, or habit. God will not be alongside, ANYTHING!
Thank God for Lovers of His Word, who are praying not for their own interest but for God’s Will, for Repentance and for Eyes to be open. Whatever God chooses as the answer to that, it doesn’t cause consternation but Confidence in The Work of God in our land. That work coming either because of our continued rebellion or our desire for revival.
Those differing results are seen through the pages of Scripture as well. Hearts conform, God relents in his destruction. Hearts harden, God continues to allow destruction. We do have a part to play.
So I’m good. No matter the direction of the whole, I’m sitting pretty. Smack dab in God’s safety because my hope is in him, not who wins an election. I will always challenge folks. I don’t just pray I act on God’s direction. If we want change, we must change. Repentance not politics is our method.
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