“Harden Not Your Hearts”

“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts”- Hebrews 3:15

“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold”-Matthew 24:12

And we all know how much Jesus loves children. For more on that, read Matthew Chapter 18.

Azovstal steel plant wanted to evacuate their civilians.  But according to one article, there were a 1,000 civilians and only 100 were evacuated.  Still another article said that only 1 bus out of the 3 buses made it.  Today, the Mayor of Mariupol said in a Fox News article that the “evacuees never arrived”.  Children, Mothers, the elderly and the wounded…  All suffering horrifically!  All hungry!  All in need of care!

And yet, America fails to really act!

There was a time in this country in which every heart would ache for each of those suffering.  And the vast majority of our country would pray for them.  And we would all be crying with one voice—that we should save them.

Without a doubt, there are many Americans that do care. But as a nation, we have failed to do what we should. Sadly, America is shrinking. We are not the courageous and selfless City on a Hill that we once were. The “Americans are coming” used to be a cry that heartened nations and inspired hope…Now it creates doubt and mistrust.

The politics of the Russian-Ukraine war do not matter.  What matters is that a child cries at night, cold and hungry, scared and alone.  God’s child. And our nation has failed to act as it should. Our nation has “hardened it’s Heart”.

There is another choice and God has given us the time to make it. Love God and Love Our Neighbor more than ourselves.  The choice is before us; given to us by God Himself. Pray!