A Failing Nation

It is very difficult for God to have His way in America. Why is that? Because we are the most SELFISH nation in the world.

It is easiest for God to move in an atmosphere that is attractive for Him. He is attracted to loving homes, broken hearts, etc. Anything that involves genuine love, God will be attracted to. Overseas, in third world countries especially, people aren't worried about their appearance. They aren't striving to make it big, indulging in riches and in all the things money can buy. All they really have is each other. When a missionary exposes Jesus there, He will always move, regardless of the missionary's denomination.

God is attracted to those hungry for Him. Here in America, we are full with the junk food and filth of the world, such as fame, fortune, entertainment, narcissism, etc. Lord, if I am full on any of these things, by all means, make me to vomit it all out. We've heard the phrase "garbage in, garbage out." What we give our time and effort to is what we feed ourselves. Here in America, we feed ourselves junk food, which tastes so good but has no nutritional value whatsoever.

The only sense of freedom I enjoy here in America is the ability to worship Jesus without getting arrested. Other than that, this country is not free. This country's idea of freedom is my idea of bondage: letting everyone have their own way. I hate that. We've become a nation full of big kids. Discipline is out of the question. Obedience is optional. Thanks to this "freedom," everyone is bound by hatred, hurts caused by freedom of speech, chaos, confusion, etc. Thanks to this "freedom," there are so many voices out there saying so many different things. No one knows what to listen to. Long before my time, it would have been an honor to reside here. Now, this country disgraces me. I'm ashamed to live here. Its citizens are full of hatred and selfishness.

Behold, as the darkness gets darker, the brightness gets brighter. As with Sodom and Gomorrah, few righteous were found. If this nation doesn't shape up its act, the wrath of God will come destroy it. Yes, God is love, but there comes a time when He no longer allows people to override His grace and mercy. He is in control. If people don't admit that, then He will prove it Himself. Before God destroyed a city, out of love, He always gave people a space to repent of their wicked ways. He would send a prophet to send a warning of God's upcoming wrath on a nation. If all went well, God would change His mind. The book of Jonah comes to mind.

After God told Jonah to go to Nineveh, Jonah became scared. He tried running from the command, but God sent a big fish after him. Jonah changed his mind. He ended up going to Nineveh and warning that nation that the wrath of God was coming. They believe him. As a result they all repented. "Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not."

It is not God's will that any should perish, but that all may have everlasting life. If God didn't love Nineveh, though they were a rotten nation, He wouldn't have gone through all the trouble He did to get Jonah to come there.

I speak the truth; God will always go out of His way for you. For any one soul. It is said in the Bible that heaven is more joyful over one sinner coming to repentance than it is over having 99 righteous people that need no repentance. (Luke 15:7)

How many righteous are left in this nation? By our prayers we can change God's mind if the conditions are right. Consider Abraham when he bargained with the Lord over the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: "And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten [righteous] shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake." (Genesis 18:32)

Now I will tell you these things from an experienced heart. Repentance is a beautiful thing. It's the best feeling in the world knowing that you're right with God. If God be for us, then who can be against us? If we want to live an anointed life, having the very favor of God, having more blessings than we can imagine, repentance is the key. Repentance is the greatest privilege ever given to man. It's the beginning of a second chance. When one repents, the blood of Jesus is present to wash away the sin. The death was already taken place for our sake. Woe to those who resist it!

He who has ears, let him hear.
Mark my words: JUDGMENT IS COMING TO AMERICA; BEHOLD, EVEN THE WORLD.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.

Amen.