God chose Israel to be His covenant people. He guided them. He protected them. He worked miracles for them. He blessed them in numerous ways but Israel still chose to turn away from Him and to pursue idolatry. God called them back to Himself through prophets and Israel would not listen. Eventually God resorted to judgment. He raised other nations to attack Israel but His very own people often did not turn back to Him. Eventually Babylon conquered the nation of Israel. All of God's warnings were not heeded. The prophetic messages were not taken to heart. It resulted in devastation.
Many would proclaim me a doomsday prophet. I have never preached or written to win the favors or applause of men. I preach and write what God puts in my heart and more than ever that message is for America and the church to turn back to God.
In all my years of ministry I have never been more grieved or more burdened for our nation. God has blessed the United States. He has provided for us as a nation with boundless resources. He has defended us throughout history. He has guided us through dark perilous times. What did our nation do in return? Our nation tried to remove Him from every form of public life. No prayer in school. Remove the 10 Commandments from court houses. Push the separation of church and state to ridiculous extremes. No more nativity scenes at government buildings. Replace Merry Christmas with Happy Holidays. The assault on the Bible never ends.
Sadly, it did not stop there. Our nation went further. We began legalizing things God called sin. Abortion. Homosexuality. Some places have even legalized drugs. Where will it end? We even celebrated those who championed these causes while vilifying those who stood for Biblical values and defended Bible truth.
The slippery slope of sin has left this nation in an awful mess. Mass shootings. Abuse. Rampant immorality. Family breakdowns. Divorce. The pursuit of pleasure over duty. Apathy among the masses. Greed in corporate America. Self centered living. A colossal mound of debt for individuals and the government that cannot possibly be sustained.
How did the church respond to all this? Many adopted new methods of easy preaching, entertainment driven performances, and tickle the ear ministry to attract the crowds. Other churches entrenched themselves in their traditions and power struggles becoming irrelevant to the pagan world. Prayer meetings went extinct decades ago. The saints quit sharing their faith in fear they might offend somebody. Preachers quit taking public stands in fear of being labeled or offending the rich influential givers of their churches.
I have never been more grieved for our nation. How arrogant we are to think we can continue our current course and not face the consequence of offending a holy God. How defiant to think we can reinvent the standards of right and wrong to suit our pagan culture. Who do we think we are. Have we not read history? What happened to other nations who turned their back on God and defied Him? What happened to Israel? What happened to Rome? Do we really think we can continue the same course but get a different outcome.
This is a warning for our nation. The day will come when God will no longer send warnings. The day will come when God will no longer be patient. God will judge the United States of American severely. To whom much is given much will be required. I cannot sit back in silence while we march blindly to our own doom.
Label me whatever you want. I only know I love my God and I love my nation too much to sit back in silence and do nothing. It is time to return to the Lord. The prophet Joel called for people to return to the Lord with all their hearts with weeping and fasting and to rend their hearts and not their garments. [Joel 2:12]
It is that time again. It is time for individuals, families, leaders, churches, communities and the nation to fall on our knees and turn back to God in repentance. If we do not our future is sealed. We will be judged and our future will be bleak. Many of you may not be concerned. This concerns me greatly.
So I shout out through this post, my blog, and preaching,"TURN BACK TO GOD AMERICA before it is too late." Leonard Ravenhill wrote a book titled, "AMERICA IS TOO YOUNG TO DIE." He wrote that book decades ago. We are much worse off as a nation now than we were back then.
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