Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. (Psalm 127:1)
It is not the economy, national defense, the environment, healthcare, affordable energy, or any other issue that needs to be addressed until we get the moral issues corrected. The stability and wholesomeness of America hinges on a proper relationship with the One who establishes and tears down nations.
In Zephaniah 3:1-7, the LORD tells us: “Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, to the oppressing city! She has not obeyed His voice, she has not received correction; she has not trusted in the LORD, she has not drawn near to her God. Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave not a bone till morning. Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people; her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. The LORD is righteous in her midst, He will do no unrighteousness. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He never fails, but the unjust knows no shame. “I have cut off nations, their fortresses are devastated; I have made their streets desolate, with none passing by. Their cities are destroyed; there is no one, no inhabitant. I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me, you will receive instruction’- so that her dwelling would not be cut off, despite everything for which I punished her. But they rose early and corrupted all their deeds.” ”
There can be no compromise or apology for Christianity in America. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6) While we are not violent or unkind toward those who worship false gods, we must promote truth and not consider their beliefs equal to the truth found only in Christianity. John 2:22: “Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.” False religious organizations must not be allowed tax exemption or any accommodations that promote their lies. Such benefits should apply only to Christianity. If our nation is to be protected, made prosperous, and otherwise be blessed by the one true God, then we must be obedient to Him and acknowledge that He alone is God.
Those of us who call ourselves Christians can also be guilty of worshipping false gods. We can convince ourselves that God is tolerant of our “little” sins (profanity, lust, lies, gossip, or whatever else that He tells us is sin). Making up our own god that judges us how we want to be judged is a sin called idolatry, just like bowing or praying to a statue. Certainly God is full of forgiveness and mercy, but He also loves justice and will not be compromised. Daniel 9:9 tells us, “To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.” Psalm 33:5 says, “He loves righteousness and justice”. There are rewards and consequences for our choices and behavior. He tells us in Galatians 6:7, “Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap.” Isaiah 66:2: “This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at My word.” Psalm 33:12: “Blessed is the nation whose god is the LORD.” The results of our choices and behavior will be manifested in our short life in this world and forever in the next, and the results of our collective choices and behavior in America are revealed in the declining prosperity and protection that we formerly enjoyed.
A return to a blessed and secure America requires the right choice. Deuteronomy 30:19: “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live”. Our descendants have no choice in what kind of country we leave them, but our choices now affect not only us but also our children and grandchildren.
The United States Constitution was based on the truth of God’s Word found in the scriptures of the Holy Bible. The freedom of religion mentioned in the First Amendment to the Constitution applies only to Christianity. This is obvious from the writings of the framers of the Constitution. Regardless of the Constitution and its framers, truth cannot be compromised. Truth comes from one source, and that source is the Creator of the universe and all that is therein. We would do well as individuals and as a nation to learn what pleases Him by reading the scriptures and praying to Him, and by obeying Him. Romans 12:2, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Philippians 4:19, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
For more evidence of the Christian foundation of America and the reason it became the most prosperous and protected nation in the modern world, click on:
http://www.plymrock.org/july2012news.php
http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=8755
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