Pray for our Nation

“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.” (Pr 14:34 AV)

It is becoming abundantly clear that electing someone we agree with does not automatically turn the tide of God’s judgment.  Believers are waking up to this, and the attitude shift is apparent.  Those who have biblical faith in God and some sort of biblical worldview were elated at the prospect of our nation turning a corner.  We thought that our troubles would be in the rearview mirror.  We thought that God would once again shine His light of favor on a Judeo-Christian nation.  Perhaps there is revival yet to be realized.  But as long as our nation supports filth, murder of the unborn, and the mutilation of our defenseless, there is no turning the hand of God’s judgment.  Our sins are not limited to liberty and financial responsibility.  If the student of God’s word will notice a pattern of God’s judgment.  The prevalence of immorality is the straw that breaks the back.  Noah’s flood came because mankind destroyed the institution of marriage.  Sodom and Gomorrah happened because of sexual deviancy.  Israel was destroyed and scattered because they offered their children as sacrifices to pagan gods.  Immorality and the abuse of children is what brings God’s hand.

In the heart of God, there is a special place for women and children.  Some of the harshest judgements are promised upon those who do harm to these two groups.  God takes seriously the treatment of ladies and children.  The defenseless are special to the Creator.  Society is expected to protect and honor them.  Nations are required to defend themselves.  If they are widowed and orphaned, the Bible requires us to care for them.  Rather, our nation has done just the opposite.  We have tolerated the objectification of our most precious people.  We have treated them not as the special people they are, but rather, objects for our own pleasure.  Our children are seen as inconveniences.  They are treated as things to be discarded if not wanted, or worse, manipulated to our own rebellious ends.  When will the nation that is supposed to be one nation under God come to the defense of our most precious members?

The somberness of God’s people is telling.  We have quickly realized that a nation that elects a leader who may agree with some or even most of our values cannot stay the hand of God unless immorality and abuse become the highest priority.  We are putting Band-Aids on a broken dyke hoping if we fix the cracks then the dam will hold.  Not so.  The only thing that will save our nation is true revival.  This true revival in not the pseudo revival we have seen and are seeing.  True revival results in the masses turning to the word of God in all things.  Not just those things that are convenient.  True revival results in sin being rooted out and forsaken.  True revival means the hearts of people are turned toward obedience and faith.  What we have today is emotional, not spiritual.  How do we know this?  Because what we see today is having little to no impact on our nation.  True revival changes a nation.  It isn’t a large crowd expressing emotion because they simply do not know much more than that.  I fear that in the next national election, God will finally put the last nail in the coffin.  Unless we see immorality close down, abortions cease, and child mutilation outlawed, there is no turning back.  May God bring revival!