We know the One who knows the way to heal a nation.
Dare 2 Share - Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. (Psalm 33:12)
I had this terrible dream in which I overheard Satan talking to his minions about destroying America. “Not all at once!” he said. “We must implement our strategy so slowly that hardly anyone notices the damage being done- until it’s too late.” And with that, he laid out his plan:
“First, we get enough people to complain about prayer in our schools- enough protest to pass policies against it.
Next, convince people that they better not read the Bible in school, the Bible that says "thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself."
Then persuade parents that they shouldn’t spank their children when they misbehave because their little personalities might be warped and we might damage their self-esteem.
After that, let’s let our daughters have abortions if they want, and they won't even have to tell their parents.
Then get some of our top elected officials to say that it doesn't matter what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Tell the people that it doesn't matter what anyone, including the President, does in private, as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
Also, tell people it’s ok to print magazines that degrade women, and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty of the female body.
Then let’s get the entertainment industry to make TV shows and movies that promote profanity, violence and illicit sex. And let's produce music that encourages rape, drugs murder, suicide and satanic themes.
Tell them it is just entertainment, it has no adverse effect, and nobody takes it seriously.
Before you know it, we will have this nation on its knees before us."
Good thing none of that has ever happened, because if it did we might now be asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
I suppose that if all those nightmarish scenarios became reality, the Church would represent the last best hope for a decaying society. Why? Because we are the ‘called out ones’, we are a “chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God…” (I Peter 2:9-10) We know the One who knows the way to heal a nation. Is that through protesting, legislating, and mounting massive political power? No- because God called us to be “salt and light”, not placards and pickets. We would win the nation back by making commited disciples, not discourse. Is this a wake-up call?
Questions:
1) How are you being ‘salt and light’ in your circle of influence?
2) Can you honestly say that you have ‘made a disciple’?
3) Do you pray for our nation on a daily basis?
