Just something to think :

The United States is said to be the most powerful nation in the world. It has the most
powerful military, abundance of everything, and I am convinced all of this has been
because God’s hand has been upon this nation blessing and protecting it. As we all know,
we were founded under Judeo Christian principles. Our old laws are based on the
teachings of the Ten Commandments, and up to several years ago the Bible was taught in
all schools. Our motto has been “One Nation under God”. God definitely knows how to
bless those who seek Him.
Another thing that has made the United States a blessed nation is our relationship with
Israel. God made a promise to Abraham and said He would bless those who bless Israel.
God always fulfills His promises.
In the recent months we have seen disaster after disaster, our economy in the verge of
collapse, and our military is overstretched to the maximum, I ask myself where is God’s
hand and why is our nation collapsing as it is? I wonder if it might be due to the fact that
we have turned away from Him, ceased to be a Christian nation and turned to other Gods
and other religions? Could it also be that we have not continued to support Israel against
its enemies? Could it be that we are trying to appease people as they continue in their
sins, instead of helping them to overcome? I believe the reason is “all of the above”.

I also wonder where is the Christian church in all of this? What are we doing to influence
our government? The church is called to be the salt of the world, the light of the world, a
watchman in the wall, to tell the people about the love of God and to return to Him. Are
we doing it?

I am hearing about a “prophet” who is telling everybody that judgment day is going to be
the 21st of May 2011. I would call Him a false prophet because according to the Bible no
one but God knows the time or the hour of His coming. As a result of all of these false
prophesies, people will increase their mockery toward Christians, and continue to
diminish our credibility. Matthew 24:3-13 (Amplified Bible) explains clearly what is
happening in the world, and indeed these are signs of the latter times, we can read what it
says:

3 While He was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately and
said, Tell us, when will this take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of
the end (the completion, the consummation) of the age? 4 Jesus answered them, Be
careful that no one misleads you [deceiving you and leading you into error].5 For many
will come in (on the strength of) My name [appropriating the name which belongs to
Me], saying, I am the Christ (the Messiah), and they will lead many astray. 6 And you
will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened or troubled, for this
must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place; 8 All
this is but the beginning [the early pains] of the birth pangs [of the intolerable anguish].
9 Then they will hand you over to suffer affliction and tribulation and put you to death,
and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. 10 And then many will be
offended and repelled and will begin to distrust and desert [Him Whom they ought to
trust and obey] and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one
another with hatred.11 And many false prophets will rise up and deceive and lead many
into error. 12 And the love of the great body of people will grow cold because of the
multiplied lawlessness and iniquity, 13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.

Is it God’s judgment upon the Land? No, it is what we just heard, All this is but the
beginning [the early pains] of the birth pangs [of the intolerable anguish]. God’s hand
of protection has retrieved from this nation, not because He has stopped loving us, He is
allowing this to happen because He respects the people’s desire to have God vanished
from their lives, in other words, He has stood aside for a while.

Church, God is giving us another chance before bringing His real judgment to the whole
world. If we want the grace of God again in our nation, let us do as it reads in 2
Chronicles 7:14,

(4) If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave,
and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from
heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

In other words, if we want for God to restore this nation’s prosperity and to heal it:

1. We need to humble ourselves.

2. We need to recognize God’s sovereignty.
3. We need to seek Him, pray earnestly and seek His face.
4. We need to turn from our wicked ways, and return again to our first love.

If we do that, we will then see that God will hear from heaven, forgive their (our) sin,
and heal this country, our country, a nation under God. God bless you.