Gods Warnings To America!
God promised Israel in the Old Testiment that if they made Him their priority and worshiped only him, they would be blessed. Their crops would be blessed and grow, their flocks and herds would increase, they would be healthy and not become beset with all of the plagues the heathen nations around them had. Their women will not be barren, but bare many children, and they would have peace. But, the prerequisite for all of these blessings was recognizing, honoring and worshiping the God of the Universe who blessed them with it in the first place.
God warned the Nation of Israel that if they forgot Him and worshiped foreign idols and gods ( small "g" )like the heathen nations which lived around them. He would shut up their women's wombs, their crops would fail, they would be struck down with various diseases, they would suffer financial hardship, etc. To top it off, God warned He would send fierce nations among them to make war against them, subdue, capture and take them as slaves!
As we continue reading, just what God warned Israel not to do, they did. Though, they were warned, they turned their back on God and suffered tremendous consequences.
At times The Nation of Israel realized what they were doing and through various leaders and judges a reform movement came in and set things straight for a time. However, people soon forgot and everything went back to square one. Eventually King Nebuchadnezzar came in and destroyed the holy city of Jerusalem, The Temple, and took away the living as slaves.
In Ezra, you see a rag-tag number of The Nation of Israel return to rebuild Jerusalem's walls. But, it would never return to it's former glory. . . . . . .
So, what does this have to do with me, you ask.
We as Americans live in what used to be a Christian nation. It still is, but as my Pastor so aptly says: "The lamp is flickering and ready to go out any minute."
The original intent for the Pilgrims coming to America was to FLEE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN ENGLAND! Don't let those so-called re-constructionist teachers and leftist political pundints tell you otherwise!
So when this nation was founded it was established on a solid Judao-Christian foundation. Because of it, this nation's churches were filled on Sundays. We had prayer and the Word Of God in school ( actually school was in the churches then ), in the home, in the work place, in business, and in GOVERNMENT!
But, that was then, and now is now.
Since the early 1960's God and the teaching of religious studies have been removed from public schools. It took nearly forty years for the rot to set and sink in. Gangs violence, sexual abuse and other felonies run rampant. What child can safely LEARN under those conditions?
I've heard there are some public schools who have set up Muslim Prayer Rooms as per the demands of the Muslim population in those districts.
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/02/11/dedicated-prayer-rooms-at-odds-with-secular-schools/
This happened in Canada, but, I'm just wondering what would happen if the Christians asked to set up chapels in these same schools? And, don't think it cannot happen here in America. Without God, there is NOTHING to stop it from happening!
God has been completely removed from the workplace. So much to the point where Christian workers may be penalized for wearing a cross, or putting up Christmas cards displaying Jesus's face or a cross.
However, on the other hand, if a fully veiled Muslim woman comes to work, she must be allowed to have a prayer room, and a special washstand to wash her feet and hands before prayers. Which by the way are five times a day.
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/workplace-jihad/
As for the entertainment industry, don't bother even putting on the television for your children to watch. There is literally nothing safe for them to watch anymore. Everything down to the commercials have blatant sexual overtones. The so-called cartoons are full of WITCHCRAFT, teaching children how to cast spells and befriend DEMONS! Preparing them to be TRIBULATION CHILDREN WHEN SATAN AND HIS DEMONIC HOST LIVE ON THIS EARTH!
The movies and music are just as bad and worse! Where does a parent find "clean" stuff for their children?
You increasingly hear about horrendous crimes in the news. Man murders 5 people then goes around the corner to have pizza. . . . . or something along that line. When you see the defendant in court, the people marvel: Why doesn't he show remorse? Why should he? He did not know God, he did not respect God, if you don't know and respect God you have no respect for anything, EVEN LIFE! Man has become a BRUTE BEAST. . . . . . .
Romans 1:31 Amplified Bible
31[They were] without understanding, conscienceless and faithless, heartless and loveless [and] merciless.
Do you think just because we are America and NOT Ancient Israel, God's warning does not affect us? WRONG! Yes it does!
It is God who blessed us as a 13 colony nation to fight off England and the British Navy! It was God who blessed us in two World Wars and various other conflicts to be victorious! It was God who blessed this nation with industry, and technology to go into space, and create all of the wonderful things we now use in or everyday lives. But, we as a nation have forgotten THAT GOD WAS THE ONE WHO BLESSED US IN THE FIRST PLACE!
So, since we as a nation ( just like Ancient Israel ) turned away from The One and True God Of The Universe and turned to other gods ( money, sex, partying, drugs, jewelry, shoes, cars, etc ). We are all too busy for God, He is not exciting enough, we are so caught up in various BONDAGES! Even sad to say, SOME CHRISTIANS! So, He in turn has turned from us.
Isn't it amazing how quickly this nation has deteriorated in the past three and a half years? Millions of jobless, millions of homeless, floods, earthquakes, famine, fires, mudslides, chaos, lawlessness, riots, flash mobs, etc. Like that Verizon commercial, God is asking: CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? God is calling us as a nation to repent!
Or the next step will be, to bow our neck as slaves to a dictator. . . . . . . .
