Have we forsaken God as a nation? - It's a contemplative question we should consider if we are Christians.
If you've read the Bible, studied it for anytime, you know that God is holy and righteous and as such He does not suffer immorality forever. Yes, He is also loving, and it's that love for us, His creation, which propelled Him to send Christ to be the atonement for our sins. But does that love give a nation full of Christians free rain to flaunt activities and lifestyles which God as declared immoral?
No.
Throughout the Old Testament we can see the outcome when Israel left the practices of living a holy life which God gave them. He brought judgment upon them. One thing to recognize is that His judgments were redemptive. Meaning that they were designed to admonish the nation so that the people would recognize their sin and turn again to God. Read, Jeremiah for a prime example of a people rebuked and who then repented.
God's judgments for national immorality have been delivered through other nations and through nature.
Some of the things that God has judged large groups of people for were when they were engaging in the detestable practices of murdering their children for selfish desires and for the sexual immoralities like the sin of homosexuality.
Earlier this week I listened to a pod cast at Active Christian Media.
Here's the link: Is God Judging America with John McTernan (Parts I & II).
In Stacy's interview with John, he draws some interesting connections between several immoral actions cities and governments in our nation have taken and the natural disasters that followed.
While listening I was reminded of a book series I recently read by Davis Bunn. It was, The Warning/The Ultimatum (Reluctant Prophet Series 1-2)
And I also recommend listening to John McTernan's interview. I've not read John's books, but he spoke succinctly on the Bible and world events. As a nation we are heading further away from righteousness as defined by God the Father in His Word.
California is burning out of control and they recently legalized same sex marriage. Makes you wonder doesn't it? It does me.
We've a man running for President of the United states in the form of Barack Obama who, as La Shawn Barber points out, is an avid supporter of infanticide. The number of religious leaders calling themselves Christians and overlooking this fact deeply troubles me and concerns me when thinking about our future.
As a people we need to repent of our individual and collective sins and turn from the path of unrighteous we are on as a nation and seek again the face of God.
