It’s Not Too Late…

The Old Testament is filled with stories of times when God was forced to discipline His people because of their bad behavior.  Although our Lord clearly loved them and provided for all of their needs, people often turned away from our Lord and towards evil.  Such is the story of our nation.

Our nation was once formed as a Christian nation.  We honored our Lord and we loved one another.  In God We Trust was our motto and we said it proudly.  One Nation Under God was a part of our Pledge of Allegiance, and we were proud and grateful to say it.  Now we have kicked God out of our schools, and school shootings have been the result.  We have murdered countless unborn babies, and hearts that ache endlessly has been our reward.  Some of our State Houses has actually honored those who follow Satan.

Although God has been clear in the Holy Bible that He does not favor gay marriage, we have allowed our country to embrace it as the new “normal”.  One has only to turn on the television or go to the movies to see just how far away our nation has turned from God, and the traditions and values that built this great country.

But there is good news as well.  God is still listening to our prayers.  Even now.  And there is one particular sentence in the Bible that matters so much today: 

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

There is still time for our nation to turn back to our Lord and the values and traditions that built this great country.  We don’t have to let our nation sink into the abyss, we can choose to follow Christ and do all that He has taught us.