“If we are not One Nation Under God, we will be one nation gone under”

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;

 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat” – 1 Kings 16:  1-3

There are many true stories in the Bible.  But this one, sadly, reminds me of America.

Jeroboam was a king who did his best to lead people AWAY FROM GOD.  He was defeated in a great battle with the King of Judah and died shortly after the King of Judah.  Jeroboam had 800,000 soldiers, the King of Judah had 400,000.  But God was with the King of Judah and he won!

How many in leadership in our great nation have pulled away from God?  God’s place in our schools has been removed and the result has been a growing number of school shootings.  Where is God in killing of many innocent unborn babies?   Where is God in the Supreme Court’s decision to support gay marriage?  Where is God in our military’s leadership?  In Congress?  In the White House?

And where is God in our homes?

President Reagan once said, “if we are not One Nation Under God, we will be one nation gone under”.  He was right.