Man’s human sinful nature and his inhumanity to his fellow man, has remained consistently present through out history. Only the actors and players change over the years. Someone is always trying to be the new “Dr. Evil” and forcing the “One World Government” concept on the rest of humanity. You name it: the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Romans, The Colonial Empires, right up to Hitler and Stalin…They all have been driven to try to force oppression on everyone else at the expense of freedom and liberty.
AND THEY ALL FAIL…!!
Our Founding Fathers knew all this and wisely set up a way to live that was invested on the rights given to us by our Creator. But, they knew that our leaders’ inherent human sinful nature could and would lead to elitism and corruption.
We are experiencing that familiar song and dance that “only our elected officials know what is good for us”…. Sure…
Right now, as all of this latest attempt at “Empire Building” is taking place, we, the people, are suffering. We are seeing our country drift away from our God Given Founding Principles and away from God himself.
We, as a country, have our lost our focus on the Lord’s Presence in our individual lives, and our communities.
What to do about it? Here at godsbattlefield.com we will explore the many ways we change the way we think and act, both personally and as a nation.
”Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you. All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance.” Isaiah 60:2-3
“The nations are in chaos, and their kingdoms crumble, God’s voice thunders and the earth melts” Psalm 46:6
”The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance. But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgement coming. Psalm 37:12-13
So here we are…Surrounded by designed chaos and negativity…The evil one is working non-stop to drive us into depression and giving up…Our communities are overridden with crime, our citizens are divided, and our families are splintered with divisive issues, which have in effect, distanced us all from our only true Savior. Our cherished Republic has been taken over by evil, arrogant, greedy zealots that have wrested control of the country out of the “People’s” hands and into the age-old oppressive “One Government Rule” concept that has failed every time it has been tried over thousands of years.
So again I ask? What to do about it?
Well, we don’t give up that is for sure. This play has been on Broadway many times before, and it will end as it always has before, with the Lord’s people being rescued.
But first we need to return ourselves and our country back to our Faith and Trust in the Lord, and His eventual victory over the evil one.
”That is why we never give up. though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever. So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.” 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
The people of Israel spent seventy years in Babylon as a lesson for their wandering away their focus on God. But, He did not abandon them, and he continued to love them.
”Though the Lord gave you adversity for food and suffering for drink, he will still be with you to teach you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes . Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or the left. Then you will destroy all your silver idols and your precious gold images.” Isaiah 30:20-22
“Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. Psalm 27: 14
So, we don’t know if it is going to be seventy years, but we need to clean up our spiritual lives, individually and as a country, before this horrible slump we are in will be over.
We need to seek his Presence in our lives every moment of the day. So, we patiently wait, while we also learn from our trials.
Practice asking for his Presence in our lives….
My Prayer for today…
Lord, thank you for your Presence in my life today, and the peace and joy you have brought to my heart. Lord, thank you for rescuing me from the sins of the fallen world around me. Amen
