What do you think the future of America will be? Or, does America have a future?
Let's look at some of the common thinking that people have today. Some would say that Thomas Jefferson, for example, wanted Separation of Church and State. This is actually correct. What would the alternative have been? Why did the Pilgrims come to America in the first place?
If you know your History, you will see that the Pilgrims came over on a ship called the Mayflower. Half the people on this ship were Pilgrims, and the other half were called, 'Adventurers', for lack of a better word. The Adventurers came to this country to find gold and become rich. But the Pilgrims came over here to find a place to live where they could have religious freedom from the King of England. The King of England was the one who ruled the Church of England. How would you like to have your church ruled by the President of the United States? Can you see what Thomas Jefferson was concerned about when he wrote his letter to the Baptist church in Danbury?
The Founding Fathers of this nation made many references to God. We do not know if they truly believed in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, but we do know that they feared God and respected His principles. They respected the words of the Bible and made references to them often. This is contrary to what people will tell you today. They will say that the Founding Fathers never intended for God to be involved in our government. What they are actually saying is that, instead of the government not having control over the church, they would like us to believe that the government can have nothing to do with the church. The goal for these people would be to have a government run by people who are totally separated from any church. What started out being a protection for the church, is becoming a detriment to the church. How did we get here?
The government and the church are two separate entities, but they can work together. According to the Constitution, the government is not allowed to establish a religion or religious enterprise. It cannot control the church. That doesn't mean it can't work with the church or even support the church. The church is to be run by pastors and elders, not the president. But those who are in governmental places can still be God fearing and can represent God, even while in office. Basically, the government cannot establish any religious organization or church, but it can be fully supportive of the church without interfering.
Back to my intent on this post. Will America be destroyed? Let's look at some History first. History always repeats itself and we can learn a lot of lessons from the past.
In Genesis 19, we see a man named Lot, with his family, living in a high class place called Sodom. It was a beautiful place, obviously blessed by God, and Lot chose to live there with his wife, and daughters. God warned of His plan to destroy this city. Lot pleaded and tried to reason with the angels who came to help him leave before God would destroy the city.
The angels continued to instruct Lot and his family to leave. God was going to do what He intended to do. Abraham pleaded with God as well, and God showed him that if there were 10 who were faithful in the city, that God would not destroy the city. But in this group there were not 10. There was Lot and his wife, Lot's two daughters, and their future husbands. God was not going to spare this city.
Here is what Peter says about Lot in his epistle: "if by turning the cities of
Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them
an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he
rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among
them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their
lawless deeds that he saw and heard);" 2 Peter 2: 6-8 ESV
http://www.str.org/articles/what-was-the-sin-of-sodom-and-gomorrah#.VY6tNijDn6g
We know that God destroyed the world
when He sent the Great Flood in Noah's day. He destroyed the cities of Sodom
and Gomorrah when the people practiced sexual sins. Throughout History, we see
that nations have risen up and fallen. No nation can continue to function as a
nation when they turn their backs against God. Why would America be any
different?
What happens when we turn
away from God as a nation? One thing is for sure; we will no longer be under
His protection. We have removed ourselves from the umbrella of His protection.
Whenever God tells us not to do something, there is usually visible ramifications.
There are things that happen that don't seem to have a remedy. The remedy can
only be found in God, and if we turn against Him, we will not have the
remedy.
The remedy for our sin and
wrongdoing is the Cross of Jesus Christ. If we reject this, we are the ones who
will suffer. We do not get to call the shots in this life. We are the creation,
not the Creator. We did not make ourselves. We do not make the rules. We break
them and we think there is no consequence. But there will be. What will it be?
After yesterday's ruling, I am
not sure what to expect as far as our nation is concerned. I know two things;
one is that God is patient and desires all to come to repentance, because He is
not willing that any should perish, and two is that God will not be mocked.
What we reap we will sow. If we are mocking God, it won't last long. God will
have the final say. He is patient, but He will not wait forever.
I have heard about prophecies
concerning our nation. One prophecy is that an earthquake will come and will
divide our country. We have no guarantees that a meteor will not hit us. Maybe
we will experience a serious drought or famine. Perhaps a plague will come and
we will all be wiped out.
Those who built the
Titanic prided themselves by thinking and believing that the ship was so well
built that even God could not sink it. These are things we need to consider.
This is the reason why we need to be praying for the church and for the
country.
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