FORGOTTEN GOD

Jeremiah 2:11 NIV; “Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols.”

The answer to that question is a resounding, YES!” America long ago exchanged God, Who created this land for Himself, the freedom for His people to worship, and the spreading of the Gospel around the World, beginning with the Native American Indians. Once the founders passed away, the commitment to God, His Word and His Will, began to die as well.

Today we find a nation in utter chaos, financial ruin, political upheaval and a divided people. The forces determined to drive God completely out of the culture is gaining strength every year. Churches have become more social oriented than little no recognition of the urgency to have a Godly World View. Compromise has taken the place of commitment, having a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ is almost unheard of. The Prayer Alters in churches have given way for attendees to “dance in the Spirit”. Gone are the days of spending hours at the Prayer Alters in utter humility and repentance, seeking God until we have “prayed through.”

Children know more about famous secular people than they do about what God has to say about how to live a Godly, righteous life that is pleasing to Him. Based on real interviews of over 10,000 teenagers across America, all who claim to being a Christian, that they enjoy “anything-goes-sex”, alcohol, smoking and getting high. They actually believe they can have all they want of the World, and Jesus too.

Looking at the adults and it is easy to see where they get such ideas. Most who claim to be Christian, rarely, if ever, tithe, give to church needs, or witness to the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. Most have cable systems with all the movie channels playing all the filth offered for anyone desiring to consume. The children see the family “pocket book” come alive for “things” and vacations, but no Stewardship to honor God and His Kingdom.

Instead of being “salt and light”, the church has become so much like the world, it’s hard to see the difference. We live in a Society that has great interest in what anyone in the entertainment industry has to say about issues of the day, politics or religion. Ministers are mocked openly in television and movies, and in many shows, they are depicted as the villains. Righteousness and Holiness are made to look extreme and out of touch with the rest of the world, and being a Christian produces mistrust in most of society.

This is a sad commentary of America 2012. It is stated in 1 Peter 4:17-18; 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” NIV