Saturday, July 26, 2008

Hope of Restoration

When you look around the USA it is easy to see the decay in our once holy culture and the beautiful system of government that our fore-fathers created. It is obvious from the very design that they praised Christ’s Holy name. Yet our house has been burned by fire; the image of the falling twin towers seared into the brain, all our precious liberties have become ruin. Will God restrain himself with these things or keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?

God has called us as a nation like none before. He has shown his face to us many times even though we have been a rebellious people and not called on his name, but rather followed our on thoughts as if we are gods mocking Jesus Christ to his face. God will not let the iniquities of the secular humanism society created by our fathers and pursued with vigor today continue. He has warned us that we will be repaid. Our only hope is that he will find more than enough of His servants in our nation so that he does not feel compelled to destroy it like another Sodom and Gomorra.

Our hope for restoration comes only through the troubles which so clearly show the error of our ways to the whole world. We are know as the “Great Satan” because we have fallen to Satan's numerous temptations, the principle ones among them are idolatry, fornication, theft, extortion, greed, fraud, drunkenness, impatience, adultery, murder, jealousy, false witness, lying, envying, wrath, slander, heresy and a thousand other crimes like them. And of this number is gambling. Pretty contemporary list, wouldn't you say? The Religion of Secular humanism is practiced to its fullest in our society. It is not theistic, and it does not accept supernatural views of reality. It has been around for a long time in a sense we have many followers of Apikoros, Hebrew for Epicurus, the 3rd century BCE Greek philosopher who taught a secular, atheistic understanding of reality that placed reason and the pursuit of happiness at the center of human life.


God says that he will not destroy the country because there is benefit in it. He will act on behalf of his chosen servants in order not to destroy everyone. Those who seek him and follow his commandments will be spared but those who do not follow his commands and who continue to seek Fortune and who fill cups with mixed wine for Destiny will be destined for the sword. They shall bow down for the slaughter according to Isaiah 65; 11-12. Literally bend over to be decapitated by Me. It is symbolic that the people God has chosen to administer the punishment, the Islamic extremist, use the sword to do just that.

To believe in chance, (Fortune), or luck, (Destiny), is to believe that God doesn't exist or that God's not sovereign. If God does exist and He does, and since He is all powerful, all knowing, He is the creator and the sustainer of the universe, He is the one who upholds everything by His own power and brings to pass His own will, there is no such thing as luck. It is non-existent and chance is non-existent. Things don't just happen randomly by chance. Chance is nothing. It's non-existent.

So what is the benefit to God in the country? Is it possible for us to show the world God’s forgiving mercy by being humble and contrite of spirit and tremble at the word of God. What an example to the world to say we were wrong and ask God’s forgiveness for our sins like abortion. God will rejoice when an infant, (fetus), no longer lives but a few days.

God’s desire is for us to bless him.

Now the real question is can we do that. Can we repent of our sins as a nation and return to the teachings of our fore-fathers? Can we become a nation of Christian Character?
We all have our areas, our arenas of spiritual war in the heart. We know that this is the time to confess those sins, to repent of those sins, to turn from those sins, to affirm a new devotion to walk with Christ in obedience so that we might be blessed as a nation, that we might bring honor to Christ’s name.

Forgive us our transgressions O Lord our God, for we have sinned against you. Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor we have failed.

We acknowledge with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God upon our nation. Especially the opportunity afforded our founders to peaceably establish our form of government and those allowing and providing for our safety and happiness through the course of our accession. We sing your praises once again Lord. For God has dealt bountifully with us.

Help us O Lord our God, as a nation to arise and build and bless You again. Help us return to teaching our children the Ten Commandments and the history of our country, including the events of 9/11 so that we may no longer be a reproach to others. Help us be an example so that when people and nations despair in their trials, troubles and tribulations they will see the Grace of God shine on us, and seek to know Him themselves.

Let us pray as George Washington did with Thanksgiving in our heart "that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have show kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best." Given, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.

Studies on Isaiah 65

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