Have you ever noticed the
“God Bless America” bumper stickers when you’re out
driving? How about the
social media venues? I’ve noticed more and more that some folks are apparently
realizing we are in trouble as a nation and are posting these words on vehicle
bumpers and social media sites.
When we think about it, we
immediately understand, or at least we should, that God has certainly blessed
America … really, really blessed America.
From the beginning many of
the people He sent to this land had a strong belief in the God of Israel and
the Church, and just wanted to be left alone to worship Him. I emphasize the
God of the Bible because He is the one and only true God and He is our founder,
not Mohammad, Buddha, Maharishi, or any other false leader of man-made
religions.
I don’t agree with everything
our forefathers did, and I’m sure God doesn’t either, but nevertheless He, the
God of Genesis through Revelation, started this country and set it up via men
and women who believed in Him and believed in having a nation that guaranteed
freedom of men. Many of our forefathers literally put their lives on the line
for our freedom, and sacrificed everything they owned, which for some of them
would be in the millions in today’s dollars.
God made this country into
the strongest military power the world has ever seen.
It has sent more missionaries
to foreign lands than any other country.
We have produced everything
imaginable for the material use of mankind. America has brought the world from
the horse and buggy days into the space age via the genius of many inventors.
The citizens of this country
live like kings and queens compared to the living standards of most other
countries. Even the “poor” in this country are better off than most people on
the globe.
When we say, “God Bless
America,” are we asking Him to continue blessing us? If that be the case, it is
this writer’s opinion that the days of our blessings have come to an end. Why
would I make such an outlandish statement? Maybe it is because I am reminded of
the following verse and our failure to honor God over the last 50 plus years.
“… From everyone who has been
given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with
much, much more will be asked.” Luke 12:48 (NIV)
Yes, God has blessed us
beyond belief, but as the verse above indicates, we are required as a country
to live up to what God expects of us, and we have failed to do so.
The year 1963 marked the
beginning of the end for America. We as a nation of millions stood silent as
one lone woman began chipping away at removing God from every area of our
lives. In that year the Bible was removed from our schools. The sad part is if
our hearts had been right unto the Lord, she would not have been successful. So
what does that mean? It means that we were already hardening our hearts toward
God and forgetting the real source of all our blessings. We stand just as
guilty as she.
No nation is ever without
sin, just as no person is ever without sin, but from the latter half of the 20th
century to the present, we as a nation have “let it all hang out.” The
corruption of our souls has been laid out on the table for all to see. What
only God could see before is now visible for every eye.
We have turned from a nation blessed
by God materially more than any nation in history to a corrupt cesspool of
amalgamated stench.
If we do not lead the world
in the following areas, we are certainly right up there at the very top:
abortion, pornography, drug problems, murder, adultery, fornication,
homosexuality, greed, pride, theft, narcissism, corruption of every kind, false
religion, apostasy, and the list goes on and on.
God Bless America? How can we
even think of asking God to bless us when we have already murdered over 50,000,000
babies and continue to do so at a rate of nearly 4,000 every day? How can we
even classify ourselves as civilized when we bash in the skull of an innocent
child, suck out its brains, then cut it up in pieces and tossed it in a garbage
can?
God Bless America? Before
long it is likely that every state in the nation, by imperial decree of the
United States Supreme Court, will be forced to accept “gay” marriage. Only an
idiot cannot see that God is vehemently against homosexuality when reading His
Holy Word, the Bible. This sin has destroyed nations and we are wallowing in
it. God Bless America?
Our Constitution and Bill of
Rights are documents that I believe God inspired in our forefathers. In case
you haven’t noticed, our leaders, especially the current administration, is
busy at work destroying both, while we, the American people, continue to vote
for politicians who are corrupt and have nothing for God. Yet we say, “God
Bless America.”
Israel and Judah had some
good kings and they had some bad kings. They prospered under good kings and
they suffered mightily under the bad kings. Why? The good kings honored God,
while the bad kings did not. If you’re still wondering what kind of king we
have, you just haven’t been paying attention.
As rotten as we have become
as a nation, we are on a road now that will seal our fate as the leader of the
world. That “road” is turning our backs on Israel. The current administration
is more anti-Israel than all the others combined. God told Abraham, “And I will
bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall
all families of the earth be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3)
Many of our politicians in
office, in all three branches, despise Israel and are working overtime to make
her continued existence most difficult. With an avowed Muslim as our leader,
who hates Israel and is hell-bent on destroying us, and then the village idiot
as second in command, we are in deep trouble. Pile on top of that the people’s
representatives in the Senate and House, who represent nothing but their own
interest, and we are in a bottomless pit of no escape.
Folks, instead of bumper
stickers that say, “God Bless America” and social media posts that say, “God
Bless America,” we need to be saying, “Forgive Us, For We Have Sinned Against
You.” True repentance is the only hope we have.
Is it possible that one day
soon, very soon probably, there will be someone in America praying a prayer
very similar to that of Daniel?
“3 So I turned to the Lord
God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth
and ashes.
4 I prayed to the Lord my God
and confessed:
“Lord, the great and awesome
God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his
commandments,
5 we have sinned and done wrong.
We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands
and laws. 6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in
your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors, and to all the people of
the land.
7 “Lord, you are righteous,
but this day we are covered with shame—the people of Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you
have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. 8 We and our kings, our
princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned
against you. 9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have
rebelled against him; 10 we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws
he gave us through his servants the prophets. 11 All Israel has transgressed
your law and turned away, refusing to obey you.
“Therefore the curses and
sworn judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been
poured out on us, because we have sinned against you. 12 You have fulfilled the
words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing on us great
disaster. Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been
done to Jerusalem. 13 Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this
disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God
by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth. 14 The Lord did
not hesitate to bring the disaster on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in
everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him.
15 “Now, Lord our God, who
brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for yourself a
name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. 16 Lord, in
keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from
Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our
ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those
around us.
17 “Now, our God, hear the
prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on
your desolate sanctuary. 18 Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see
the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you
because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. 19 Lord, listen!
Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because
your city and your people bear your Name.” Daniel 9:3-19 (NIV)
Do I believe we will repent
as a nation? No I do not, but I would rejoice in being wrong. Would God stay
His hand of judgment upon us, at least temporarily, if we were to repent as a
nation? He did with Nineveh.
What I really believe is that
Almighty God is allowing us to dig our own grave as a nation as He concludes
the Church age. He is closing out the Church age and preparing for the
remaining seven years He promised Israel. In my opinion, time is almost up.
Soon Jesus will remove His bride from coming world judgment and take her home,
while He deals with Israel and her enemies.
God Bless America? No. God
bless all who come to Him through His Son Jesus Christ, for they will inherit
eternal life. They are those who are truly blessed.
Grant Phillips
Email: grantphillips@windstream.net
Pre-Rapture Commentary: http://grant-phillips.blogspot.com
