Psalm 106:35-37
Instead, they (Israel) mingled among the pagans and adopted their evil customs. They worshiped their idols, which led to their downfall. They even sacrificed their sons and daughters to the demons.
Proverbs 14:34
Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
We see here the example God gives us of His people, the twelve tribes of Israel, who were given God's wise rules to live by, but didn't. They looked instead at the world around them, at what the people did, and lived how they did, instead of considering that God was the Maker and Owner of the world, and had given them His Manufacturer's Instructions. They wandered away from God and made foolish choices, which always causes problems for us. They even went so far as to kill their newborn children to try to appease these other gods.
So God took them out of the good land He had given them and scattered them over the face of the whole Earth.
When we tell God we want to do it our own way, He lets us have our way, and suffer the consequences. But we can always turn back to God and His ways.
When America was founded, the government was based on the godly principles found in Scripture. And we enjoyed much prosperity and peace, in following God's directions. As time has progressed, however, we have gotten away from our good roots, we decided that the world also had "good ideas" and started to follow them, instead. So now in America, good is being called evil, love is called hatred, darkness is considered light, and we are killing our children even before they can be born. But God still has His people here, who have risen up and noticed what has been going on, and we have rejected the evil for the good.
Now those who have rejected the godly ways are throwing temper tantrums because they didn't get their way in the election, like two-year-olds.
I trust that God will continue to stand with His Own here, keeping us strong, and leading us back into His righteousness and the good that results from it, in spite of the backlash from those who have been deceived by the enemy.
Pray with me, as I continue to lift up America to the Lord's care every day, to lead and guide us in His faithfulness, to show the world His wisdom and love.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
