Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Warning to a Nation

Yesterday we looked at Jesus’ warning about the returning demon’s affect on an individual. But his warning was also to a nation. “So shall it also be with this wicked generation” (Mathew 12:43-45).

This is especially troubling to me because our nation was founded on godly principles. The Children if Israel rejected God turning to false gods of other nations. Now America is doing the same. The Mosques in America are increasing exponentially. Yoga classes are offered in most gyms and in some churches. It is not unusual to see alters with incense burning to ancestors or gods in Asian restaurants and nail solons. Wicca is practiced in many homes and business, the high priestess being asked to bless new endeavors. The most popular god in the United States is the god or goddess of self.

In every nation that made these choices the behavior of the population deteriorate to infant sacrifice, oppression and slavery. The stories written in the Old Testament about the depths Israel went into send a shiver up my spine (Jeremiah, 2 Kings). The end came suddenly. But God continued to sustain those who belonged to him though they also suffered during the fall of the nation. God will also sustain us no matter what we face.

The only way to stay true in fearful times, is the same way we stay true today, depend fully on his grace (Mathew 28:20, Philippians 4:12-13).