GOD's Judgment on America and the Church!

GOD’s Judgment for America and the Church!

There is so much bad going on in America (the United States of America - USA) since 1960, more crime of every kind (regardless of the local and national reported statistics); more hate and division on every level of society; more violence; more immorality; more lack of integrity personally, legally, professionally, and governmentally!

Many ask, “Why?” and there are many suggestions like violent and sexually explicit movies and TV programs, video and on-line games, more violent and vulgar pornography; an increase in hopelessness and despair in every level of society; less respect for life for some while demanding respect for others; a greater drive towards violence against self and others.

All of these are just systems of the real problem which is a lack of GOD!

In the 1950s America stared prospering as never before and many attributed it to our strength, wisdom and ability as demonstrated during WW2. Humanism infiltrated our society and government at every level and started taking credit for GOD’s blessings and protection over this nation; forgetting our past and rewriting our history to exclude GOD we rejected GOD’s call and purpose for America.

A Short History Reminder

The United States started out as thirteen colonies of England, but before that they were settlements from different nations of Europe and many of them came here to escape religious persecution by the national church of the countries they left. As England gained control over the eastern part of the nation and exerted greater control many of the colonies decided they had enough and wanted their freedom to decide their own destiny. These thirteen colonies were independent of each other and even during the revolution did not agree on much. After they won independence from English rule they could have each gone their own way. But, they seemed driven to form a central government even though they all had different thoughts on how that should look and act. After much debate the whole idea was about to fall apart when Benjamin Franklin (a Deist) called the assembled representatives of the colonies to pray as they had done during the war. Out of that came our democratic republic, The United States of America and our Constitution! While not everyone was a born again Christian, there was a Rabbi, an Imam and several Christian Pastors that were participants in forming our government and nation, they all sought one thing; the right to worship GOD as they desired and to not be forced by the government to all worship the same way.

Back to the 1960s: as a nation we decided that we no longer wanted GOD to lead us and guide us through the night with His light from above. So we started excluding Him from our education system, entertainment, social awareness and government. The Christian Church in America went along with the secularist and mostly kept quite as we not only kicked GOD out but started murdering babies in the womb, making criminals the heroes of movies and TV and all popular culture and allowing pornography to be available to everyone.

Since the 1990’s we have seen attacks against America at home and abroad, both foreign and domestic. We have seen an increase in the violent nature of both criminal and accepted behavior. And while we pass stricter and harsher laws the violence increases because laws do not prevent crime they only punish the criminal after the crime. We also are seeing greater, more destructive and deadly natural disasters, accidental disasters (like industrial and transportation) and attacks across our nation.

So we return to the question, “Why?” because we kicked GOD out! We want to be guided by our own conscience and not by GOD. But GOD told us about 5000 years ago, “…that every thought of man is evil and his heart is continually wicked.” so our self rule is wicked and destructive.

It used to be that when people asked “why”, I would say it was because of sin, man’s nature was changed when Adam disobeyed GOD and ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Just look at Cain and Able and nothing has changed not after the flood, not when GOD brought the descendents of Abraham out of Egypt and gave them The Promised Land. Since Jesus Christ died on the Cross and rose from the dead washing away the sins of those who believe and repent (stop sinning) and taking our punishment upon Himself there is hope for humanity. But, even some who claim to be Christian and all who reject GOD’s salvation through Jesus still have an evil heart.

Now I believe that what we are experiencing as the Church and as a nation is the judgment of GOD for our unrepentant sins. The only hope for the Church and America is prayer, fasting and humility which lead to repentance and revival.

“If I shut up the sky, so that there is no rain; or if I order locusts to devour the land; or if I send an epidemic of sickness among my people; then, if My people, who bear My Name, will humble themselves, pray, seek My face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear from Heaven; forgive their sin and heal their land. Now My eyes will be open and My ears will pay attention to the prayer made in this place.” 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 CJB (emphasis mine)