I have been considering the times we are living in, the way our nation is turning more and more from our God and more and more the people are looking for the government to take care of them. As I was praying about this, the Lord began to speak a word into my spirit. That word is what I am going to write.
Going back to 1Samuel 8 and 9 we see the account of how the children of Israel were demanding a king to rule over them. You see God was their King, yet they desired to be like the other nations.
1Samuel 8:6-8 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." So Samuel prayed to the Lord. 7. And the Lord said to Samuel, "Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them. 8.According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt, even to this day-- with which they have forsaken Me and served other gods --so they are doing to you also.
Then in the next few verses God told Samuel to tell the people the kind of king they would have and the heaviness their king would demand from them. Then after hearing the prophecy of the king they would have read these words.
1Samuel 8:18-20 And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you in that day. 19. Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel, and they said "No, but we will have a king over us. 20. that we also may be like all, the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.
So God said "Heed their voice, and make them a king". Back about 1975 or 1976 I heard the pastor at the church I worshipped at; say in a message in these passages "God gives the people the king/president they ask for" Well that is all I remember of his message but it has remained a part of me all these years. But last night the Lord took me back to these scriptures and here is what He was showing me.
When America was founded by men and women who had left England, looking for a land of freedom, a freedom to worship God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. They founded America on godly principles, based on God's holy word. Many today have been taught the lie that this is not true, they go back to saying that they wanted a separation of church and state among other things. That is a lie from the pit of Hell, my friend. What they wanted was not to have a religion rule over them and dictate the word to them according to that particular religion's belief. Sure they had their problems they didn't do everything as they should but do we? At that time they fled from the Catholic tyranny that was taking place in England. Now people, I cannot give you details and recite documents and repeat the constitution. But some things in history I remember and I understand completely. God's grace and mercy spread through America and though we had many a troubled time, God blessed us and that could never be denied. America the land of the free and the home of the brave, that's what we sing. Then something began to turn. In the early 60's there was a shift that began to take place, the land was prosperous, times were good but the people began to think that was God really needed? So many began to speak and laws were made, the killing of unborn babies became legal, they took prayer out of the schools, When was the last time you or your child said the pledge of allegiance in school? When I was in school we said it every day. They took God out of school activities, they took God out of government buildings, they took God out of the work place. In other words, my friends, they rejected God and all that He stands for. Now look at us today!!!!
The people of Israel did not want God to reign over them and apparently at some point neither did America. The people of Israel would prefer a king that would bring them hardships rather than have God reign over them, apparently so did America. The people of Israel wanted a king that would battle their battles and take care of their problems, apparently so did America. In other words just like Israel God gives us the king/president we want. When we reject His reign over us and over our nation, He says "give them what they want". You see often we want to blame the unbeliever, the liberal, the president, the congress, the leadership in government offices. Yet, God says where were you when you could have made a difference? Where were you? Did you close your eyes, shut your ears, stop your mouth? Are you afraid of what others may think, what others may say, do you feel the need to be politically correct to the point of denying Christ Jesus, your Savior? Many will not like this post and many will find fault with how I view our country, but that is okay. You see I stand on the word of God and His word tells me that I am to please Him and not people. But there is hope for American, even now and that hope is found not in the government, not in religion, but in Jesus Christ, those who are in a real relationship with Jesus Christ, those who desire to walk in the Spirit, those who desire and hunger after the kingdom of God and His righteousness, those who desire to lay aside self and be more like Jesus. We have a scripture that speaks to all Christians.
2Chronicles 7:14-15 If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 15. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place.
Friends, it isn't the unbeliever that God is saying to seek His face, and repent from their wicked ways, and to get rid of the prideful, arrogant attitude but be humble before the God of Heaven. The problem with most who call themselves Christians is that their is no Awe of God, no fear of who He is, when you see yourself in light of His holiness, how can man stand? Man must humble himself before his Maker, and pray with a right heart, and God will hear and God will answer. So my question is: HOW BAD DO YOU WANT TO SEE AMERICA COME BACK TO GOD? Bad enough for you to change, and repent and seek God!!!!!!!
It is time to return to our Christian roots. We have been bought by the blood of Jesus Christ, He founded His church on His Blood. Rise up Christian and be the Christian Jesus died for, be the church He died for, be the Christian He rose from the dead for, be the church He rose from the dead for. Arise Christian and do not deny Him anymore.
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