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The Turning of a Page

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It may be a one-day calendar on your desk, or a weekly calendar in your purse, or a monthly calendar hanging on the wall, but no matter what kind of calendar you use, today marks the turning of a page. A single page. The one-day calendar goes from December 31, 2024, to January 1, 2025; the monthly calendar goes from December 2024, to January, 2025. Regardless of which you use, today simply marks the turning of a page – one page – nothing more and nothing less.

None of us knows what the days of 2025 will bring our way. Each day brings its own share of certainties and uncertainties. There are things that we will all assume will happen – even though there is no guarantee that they will – and there are things that may catch us completely off-guard. A daily task is to maneuver through each day as best we can, accepting those things for which we are prepared, and responding to those things that catch us by surprise.

Perhaps one thing that will help us with this task is to remember that every day is a gift from God. The psalmist said, “This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” This day, and every day, is a gift from the Lord. Each day that we live is a precious gift from God.

But today we are thinking about the gift of life itself. Your life, my life, is a gift from God. We are His craftsmanship – created by Him, and for Him. Our lives are to be lived to His glory. So, the turning of the page of the calendar marks another day that He has made, and given to us to use for His glory and praise.

Your life is God’s gift to you; what you do with it is your gift to Him.

Someone made the following statement: Your life is God’s gift to you; what you do with it is your gift to Him. This is a statement that we would do well to commit to memory and rehearse in our minds throughout each day that we live. My life is a gift of God. Each individual day that I live is a gift of God. Each breath that I take is a gift of God. Every sunrise and sunset that I see is a gift of God. The sustaining of my life for yet another day is a gift of God.

Now, what will I do with this precious gift? That choice is mine – and yours. Each day offers me yet another opportunity to give my life to Him, or to hoard it all to myself. I can go selfishly through life, making every day all about me, or I can go selflessly through life, giving my life in surrender to Him, making it all about Him and using every moment to bring glory to His name.

Perhaps we could all start on this very first day of 2025 by offering today, January 1, to God. Perhaps we could make it a habit of doing that every day, at the very beginning of each day. Perhaps we could verbally say to Him, “Lord, I acknowledge that this is yet another day that You have made, and that You have granted me the gift of this day to use in whatever way I choose. So, I choose to gift this day back to You. Bring whatever You desire into my experience today and enable me to use it all for Your glory. I choose today to yield myself to You so that others might see You working through me, and that I could be a living testimony to Your grace.”

So today I say, “Happy New Day,” a day that the Lord has made and given to each of us. Let’s use today for Him, and tomorrow let’s do it all over again, and the next day, and the next, and – well, you get the picture. I pray that the days of 2025 will be vehicles through which He might use each of us to serve His purposes, and to bring Him glory.

And, yes – Happy New Year, everyone!

Until next time:

Blessings!

ThanksLIVING

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Thanksgiving is once again upon us. The official day set aside as Thanksgiving is one week from today. As I think about the many, many things for which I am thankful, there is one thing in particular that I would like to write about in this blog.

Teresa (my wife) and I, as many of you know, are full-time RVers. We have been living the RV life since my retirement in 2018. About 10 years prior to my retirement, we began planning for this new adventure, and for these past seven years it has been a huge blessing to see this dream come true.

Over these years of RV living, we have been met with mixed reactions from people when we tell them of our present living status. We have met quite a few who have responded by saying something like this: “That’s exactly what we want to do when we retire!” Others have said that they envy us for living our dream. And we have even had a few who said they wanted to be like us when they grow up! It is always a joy to share our adventures with others who express their excitement over the prospect of living the nomad life.

However, others have not been quite so enthusiastic about our decision. Some, without realizing that this was our decision, based on our dreams, have asked if we were forced into this lifestyle due to financial restraints. Well, I can honestly say that we are a far cry from being wealthy, but we were not forced into this lifestyle because of finances. We chose this lifestyle. Others have become somewhat incredulous over the thought that anyone would ever choose to live as full-time RVers. But we did – and over these past seven years we have met so many others who have made the same decision.

Let me take a few moments to share with you some of my thoughts of thankfulness for the incredible journey. Teresa and I have been married since 1973 – 51 years! We have traversed these years together through 40 years of pastoral ministry, teaching ministry, marriage counseling and seminars, and a countless number of personal, one-on-one ministry opportunities. I am so blessed for these opportunities, and thankful that God gave us these special blessings as we have served Him together.

But these past seven years have offered us ministry opportunities we would have never had if we had not decided to become full-time RVers. We have now lived in just three campgrounds during these past seven years: Camp Wilderness Campground at Carowinds, Mill Creek Campground (Pigeon Forge, TN) while we worked at Dollywood, and now Wateree Lake RV and Marina (Liberty Hill, SC) where I serve as campground chaplain. We have crossed paths with people we would never have met had it not been for living the RV lifestyle.

We realize that this lifestyle is not for everyone. But it is for us. And we feel it is for us because it is God’s plan for us at this stage of our lives. We are thankful for the amazing way He has opened door after door for us to meet people with whom we have been able to share His love and grace.

This Thanksgiving season we want to give Him the thanks and praise He so richly deserves for allowing us to share in the blessings of showing His love to others who might not hear otherwise. To Him be the glory, great things He has done.

Until next time:

Blessings

I Really, Sincerely, Don’t Hate You

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Please read the title once again before reading this blog. I am dead serious: I don’t hate you. You may find that difficult to believe, and you may stereotype me along with others who are today applauding the election of Donald Trump as our president elect. But please do me the favor of reading to the end before making a judgment.

I, first and foremost, am a conservative, Bible-believing Christian who simply believes in the God of the Bible, His precious Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one God manifested in three Persons: Father, Son, and Spirit. The plans and purposes of God are recorded for us in His Word, the Bible. In this amazing book He gives us specific instructions in how He would have us live. And then, He lovingly, graciously, and without prejudice gives each of us the ability to choose whether we will live by those instructions or if we will choose to reject them.

The Bible gives explicit instructions on the matter of the sanctity of human life. Psalm 139 speaks of being “fearfully and wonderfully made” – a reference to the formation of a baby in the womb of his/her mother. Each human being is a distinct creation of God, created in the very image of God, and has a God-given, God-assigned purpose to fulfill in this life.

Many speak of the right to choose in relation to what to do about the baby growing in the womb. Their mantra is, “My body, my choice.” But the fact of the matter is, you made your choice when you decided to engage your body in sexual relations which resulted in your pregnancy. That was your choice. But now, the baby growing in your womb is not your body – it is his/her body. A real, living human being. That baby has no voice to cry out his/her desire to live: he/she is seeking safety in the environment of your womb so that he/she may grow and develop until the day of delivery.

My vote, cast for Donald Trump, was not a vote for him as much as it was a vote against a culture of death that would ravage our great land. You might accuse me of having tunnel-vision, focusing on just one major aspect of the Democrat’s platform. However, that simply is not the case. Even if abortion was not prominent in the election. I could never vote for anyone who had the audacity to tell the person who yelled out in one of Kamala Harris’s rallies, “Jesus is Lord,” that they were in the wrong rally. That let me know that Christians were not welcome in her political platform. And on the other side of the political spectrum, Donald Trump stated in his comments after being declared the winner of the election that he knew God spared his life for a purpose. There is a vast difference between one who acknowledges God, and one who chooses to show Him the door!

I will pray for those who have now been elected, just as I have been praying for those who are serving in the present administration. I do this because Christians are admonished in Scripture to pray for those in authority. I am praying that the transfer of power from the Biden administration to the Trump administration will be characterized by peace and respect. And I pray that as we move forward as a nation we will see clear evidences of the providential hand of God as He gives guidance and direction to those in office.

Jesus did indeed love everyone, but He did not accept everyone. Only those who came to Him on His terms, and those terms are clear for anyone who is interested in where He stood. His respect for individuals showed itself clearly as He offered His gift of grace, and then left the choice up to the individual as to whether they would accept His offer or turn and walk away. The choice is the same today. Please, choose Him.

Until next time:

Blessings!

Are You at the Wrong Rally?

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At a political rally in Wisconsin this past week, as presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke, someone in the crowd shouted out, “Jesus is Lord,” to which Harris responded, with a smile on her face, “I think you are at the wrong rally.” I’m not sure how that makes you feel, but for me, personally, I think it was totally disgusting.

I’m not sure how we are to take her quick response. Was it something that just came to her mind spontaneously? We’ve all had those moments where we heard something and our mouth went into action before our brains kicked in. If you’re like me, you usually regret having said it five seconds after the words come from our mouths. So, maybe it was a knee-jerk reaction Harris made without giving it any thought at all.

Or, perhaps, this was something she was hoping to have an opportunity to say. Maybe she had been rehearsing this quick jab over and over in her mind, waiting for the perfect moment to interject those words into a political arena filled with propagandized rhetoric. We all love those types of opportunities, don’t we? I know I do. I love it when the door is opened for me to share my faith, to give my personal testimony, to share the gospel. We cherish those moments – those divine appointments – when that door swings wide open and we are able to give a quick word about our Lord.

I don’t know if candidate Harris is looking back on that moment with a spirit of pride, and a feeling of accomplishment, or if she is looking back with regret. I, thankfully, am not her judge. However, if I were her judge, my judgment would not be pretty. For anyone to stand in opposition to the clear Biblical teachings on the sanctify of human life is an affront to God Himself. But, that really shouldn’t be surprising to anyone who has listened to Harris, along with her running mate, give words of approval to the taking of innocent lives.

Some may be thinking that we should not base our vote for president on one issue. In my opinion, this issue is the cornerstone of the Harris/Walz platform. It is the solid foundation of their stance against a nation whose trust is in God. Historically our politicians have given verbal assent to the Bible as the foundation of our republic. But the Harris/Walz platform stands against so much that Christians hold dear.

For example, they are in favor of paying for prison inmates to have sex-change procedures. Also, they are in favor of men being allowed to play in women’s sports. The taking of innocent, unborn, life is the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

So, when one says, “I think you’re at the wrong rally,” it’s time to move on down to the other rally down the street.

Until next time:

Blessings!

Are You a Good Person?

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Are you a good person? Take a moment and make this very personal. Ask yourself the question: Am I a good person? If you answer in the affirmative, then follow it up with a second question: What do I base my goodness on? It might help to take pen in hand and write down your answer to that question. Why not stop reading right now long enough to do that.

Now that you have written down your response(s), let’s give some thought to this matter of goodness. The Bible actually makes an alarming assessment of every member of the human family:

They have all turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is none who does good, no, not one. Psalm 14:3

No one, according to this verse, is good. And yet, we do good things. Even the worst among us can, and does, do good things occasionally. The drunkard, in times of sobriety, does good things for his children. The wife abuser, after a time of severe mental, physical and emotional abuse against his wife, may come back with pleas and cries, begging for forgiveness, promising to never do such an awful thing again. The habitual liar still possesses the ability to speak the truth. Yes, each member of the human family has the potential of doing good things.

And yet, none of us are good. Without assistance from outside of ourselves, we are incapable of doing good. So, what hope do we have of ever being good? What gives us hope to live good lives in light of the fact that the Bible asserts that none are good? It is possible because of what God has accomplished for us through His Son, Jesus Christ.

It is possible because of what God has accomplished for us through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Let’s get back to the question I posed at the outset of this blog: Are you a good person? And let’s suppose for a moment that you answered yes to the question. Your mind may have been instantly flooded with “good” things you have done – and perhaps you could make a rather long list of your good deeds. Now, let’s go a little deeper. Why did you do those “good” things? Was it because you can still hear the voice of your long-departed Mother, who instilled in you teachings about right and wrong, and about how to treat others? Was it because you are striving outwardly to live a “good” life in obedience to the teachings of a precious saint of God who invested his/her life into yours in a child’s Sunday School class? Was it because of a sense of obligation?

Or, was it because you have now inherited true, sincere, genuine goodness through your commitment to the Lordship of Jesus Christ? Do you now do good things because you have had His goodness imputed to you, so now, you do good things because He is doing those things through you?

This is the only sure way for us to be truly good: Jesus Christ living His life through us. It brings us to the point in our lives in which we are no longer doing good things out of duty, or obligation, or to honor the wishes of our parents, or to please our spouse. All of those things may play a part in our “goodness”, but they are not the root cause of that goodness. Jesus Christ is the source, and He deserves all the praise for making it possible that we should bear His likeness as we go about our daily lives. So, let’s let His light shine in us and through us so that others might be able to see our good works and glorify our Father in Heaven!

Until next time:

Blessings!

Life’s Many Uncertainties

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The devastation caused by Hurricane Helene has been beyond anything I have ever witnessed. Lives lost, entire towns swept away, roads washed out, rainfall and flood waters historically high. As I write this blog, the death toll has now exceeded 180, and the number of missing persons is not known at this time. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power, and communication to some areas has been completely cut off.

Even with all the warnings issued prior to the storm’s landfall, no one expected the unbelievable destruction that was left in its wake. Our hearts go out to those who suffered loss of loved ones, and loss of property. And our thanks and gratitude go to those who are working around the clock in these devastated areas, and for those who have donated to the needs at hand.

I do not want to minimize this awful tragedy in any way. I would simply like to point out that life is filled with uncertainties that oftentimes catch us off guard and completely unprepared. Even with all the modern technology that allows weather prognosticators to give some of the most accurate forecasts, they still cannot predict exact outcomes or even precise storm paths. They do the best they can, but storms like Helene are totally unpredictable.

Life is like that: unpredictable. One thing is for sure: uncertainties are a certainty! They will happen, and they will catch us unprepared when they do. So, what are we to do in the face of this fact? How can we prepare for something that we have no clue is coming? The answer is quite simple, and yet so very difficult: keep our eyes on Jesus! The writer of Hebrews gives us insight into this important concept in the following words:

…let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1b-2

Jesus ran His race with endurance – all the way to, through and beyond the cross. How did He accomplish this amazing feat? By keeping His eyes on the joy that was set before Him.

There is joy set before us if we are children of God. As we make our way toward that ultimate joy, we have to traverse through many uncertainties in this life. Some are devastating and destructive, while others bring a sense of contentment and satisfaction. Regardless of which route they take us on, there is joy set before us as we anticipate seeing Jesus face to face in that wonderful place He has gone to prepare for us.

Let’s continue to pray for the rescue efforts and those who are responding to this catastrophic situation. And let us keep our eyes on Jesus – the author and finisher of our faith.

Until next time:

Blessings!

Are You Ready?

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I am writing this blog while sitting in a hotel room while we await the arrival of Hurricane Helene. As most of you know, my wife and I are full time RVers, and an RV is not the safest place to be during a storm with the potential of high winds and the possibility of tornadoes. So, we checked into a hotel to sit this one out.

Before we left our RV, we did everything we could to secure all of those things that could easily be blown away by the high winds. It took us a while to make sure everything was safe and secure. Then, we checked our lists to make sure we had everything we needed for a night in a room away from home. We are now praying for the storm to pass without a lot of property damage, and even more important, without loss of lives.

As I sit here now, thinking back over the preparations we made for this move to a hotel room, it makes me think of preparations which need to be made for a far more important move that we will make in the future. There will come the day in which we will all take a journey through what the Bible refers to as the valley of the shadow of death. We will pass from this life to the next. And we must make preparations for that journey so that it does not catch off-guard.

I would venture to say that those in Helene’s path have been frantically making preparations and taking safeguards to make sure their belongings will be safe through the ravages of the storm. Sandbags have been placed strategically in an attempt to keep the floodwaters from damaging their property. Windows have been boarded up, hoping the efforts will protect their windows from being blown out by the high winds. After every safeguard has been put in place, they then take seriously the calls for evacuation, moving to safer ground to sit out the storm.

Have you taken seriously the warnings of Scripture? Have you realized your desperate need of safe passage when it comes your turn to pass through that valley? Have you placed your trust in the saving work of Jesus Christ, accepting His gracious offer of salvation, so that the valley will not catch you unprepared, but will be a welcomed friend who sees you safely through that valley into that place Jesus has gone to prepare for those who love Him and long for His coming?

Let’s let Helene be a harbinger of things to come. Let’s let this storm that is now passing through the night to be a vivid reminder of the necessity of being prepared, and to let it be a time of soul-searching to make sure that we know beyond all doubt that our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

And, let’s pray for those in the path of this powerful storm. It is one of the worst in recent history, and may prove to be one of the most devastating of all time. Let’s pray for those first responders who put their lives on the line for those who are in need of rescue. And, let’s pray for loved ones who are not yet ready for the coming of that future date with the valley. They desperately need the Lord!

Until next time:

Blessings!

Where Do We Go for Guidance?

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In my previous blog I wrote about ethics and ethical standards. My conclusion was that as Christians, we are to turn to God’s Word for the standards we embrace in life. Read the following familiar verses slowly and prayerfully as we think about why we should turn to the Bible for guidance and direction as we make decisions concerning our behavior and lifestyle.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things of the earth… Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Colossians 3:1-2, 5

The words of Paul in his letter to the Colossians are clearly directed to those who profess to be followers of Jesus Christ. Therefore, these words are not aimed at non-believers, but rather at those who would describe themselves as disciples of the Lord. So, if we profess to be His disciple, then the admonition is clear: we are not to turn to the “things of the earth” as we seek direction and guidance for decisions and choices. And then, just so we understand what he is striving to instill in the minds and hearts of his readers, he mentions a few things that are things of the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, covetousness, idolatry.

Add to this the injunction found in Proverbs: We are to trust completely and totally in the Lord, never depending on our own understanding. We are to acknowledge Him in ALL our ways so that He may give clear direction.

I realize that what I am about to say is somewhat repetitious, as my conclusion in my previous blog was basically the same, but I feel it bears repeating. The Word of God – His inspired, inerrant, infallible, irrefutable, unchanging Word – must be the source of our belief and behavior. And remember, these words are aimed at believers – followers of Jesus Christ.

If believers would, as Paul says, set their minds on things from above, and not things of the earth, there would be much less confusion on matters of acceptable behavior and lifestyle. So, it must be obvious that there is either a drought of knowing the Word of God, or there is a serious disdain and disregard for that Word.

Jesus said plainly that if we love Him we will keep His commands. Our love for the Lord will be on open display by the choices we make, and the decisions we live by. Our lives will be open displays of our trusting in the Lord with all our heart and trusting in Him in every choice we make.

The teachings of the Word of God may very well lead us to make decisions that go against our earthly desires, but the overriding desire to seek things from above will supersede our desires that are based on earthly, worldly motivations. Then, and only then, will it be clear that we are sincere followers of the Lord, and our utmost desire is to glorify Him in all we do.

Until next time:

Blessings!

Ethical Standards

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Ethics. What comes to mind when you hear the word? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word as “a set of moral principles: a theory or system of moral values”, and “the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group”. We are all guided by a set of ethical standards, and we make decisions based on those standards. But the question is, where do my standards originate? In our present cultural state of obvious confusion, it would do us all well to think seriously about this question.

Let’s give our attention to just a few of the possible sets of ethical standards that are prominent in our society today. First, there is situational ethics. As the name infers, those who embrace this particular ethical standard would simply make decisions of good or bad, right or wrong, based on the situation at hand. Situational ethics places the responsibility of decision making squarely on the shoulders of the individual. For example, consider the situation in which an individual has lost his/her source of income, and has now reached the point of dire destitution. The cupboards are literally bare. The children are hungry, the baby is crying, and all efforts to find employment has proven futile. So, in this state of desperation the father/husband takes it upon himself to go to the local market and steal some food for his family. His actions are based on his situation.

Second, there is cultural ethics. Again, as the name suggests, those who adhere to this set of ethical principles make their decisions based on their cultural environment. I remember hearing my father say on several occasions, “If all your friends were jumping off a cliff, would you do it just to be part of the crowd?” It would amount to brainless, thoughtless actions on the part of the individual, as his decisions are based on what everyone else is doing. This type of ethical behavior is always in a state of flux, as cultural principles and values change with the passing of time.

It is amazing to consider cultural changes that have occurred in my lifetime. Some of them are innocuous, producing no obvious harm, like the changing of popular haircuts or beard trim styles, or the popularity of tattoos, or the changing of accepted vocabulary. But others are much more serious, like the embracing of behavioral patterns that prove to be harmful, or those that are in direct contradiction and opposition to the long-standing cultural norms that have stood the test of time.

Third, there is utilitarianism, which focuses on the greatest amount of happiness or good for the greatest number of people. The person who embraces this philosophy of ethics always thinks of how his/her actions will affect others, and, more importantly, which actions he/she takes will provide the greatest good for the greatest number.

It can be clearly seen in each of the three philosophies of ethics that they are subjective at best, with no real, objective principles to guide in the decision-making process. They are either subjective to the individual’s personal set of preferences, or to actions based on the most popular and widely accepted guidelines imposed by culture or society.

How are Christians to determine what is right or wrong, good or bad? How are we to determine what actions are acceptable, and those that are not? What is to give direction to our daily decisions of what to do, and how to react, to choices we must make in our daily lives?

Simple: for the believer in Jesus Christ, our decisions are not based on subjective principles which have no substantive source of guidance, but rather on the objective truth revealed in Scripture. Read these very familiar words from Paul’s Epistle to Timothy:

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

2 Timothy 4:2-4

As believers and disciples of Jesus Christ, let’s always establish our guiding principles of ethical behavior of Scripture, and not allow ourselves to be swept by the popular practices of our culture. Let’s let the true light of God’s word shine brightly through us so the world can see the genuine difference between believer and non-believer as we share the REAL truth to a desperately needy world.

Until next time:

Blessings!

A Defiant Fist in the Face of God

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This is the absolutely horrific invitation issued by Planned Parenthood, inviting anyone to come to the Democratic National Convention to receive a FREE vasectomy or abortion. What an affront to a holy God, the One who created humankind in His image. This is the major platform commitment to those who would vote for the democratic candidate for the office of president: abortions paid for by the government!

Let me make it clear: I could never vote for any candidate, regardless of party affiliation, if they support abortion. And yet this is a major, if not THE major issue being propagated by the Democrats. And now Planned Parenthood has the unmitigated gaul to actually broadcast the invitation to come to the convention and have an abortion while you wait on the next convention speech. What a travesty.

I, along with countless others, was appalled at the events of the opening ceremonies at this year’s Olympic games. What a slap in the face of Christianity. I made a commitment to not watch even one minute of the games due to this shameful performance. But now, I am even more appalled that the Democratic National Convention has become a place of child sacrifice, offering free abortions at their gathering. God cannot be pleased.

I am once again reading through the prophecy of Jeremiah and see striking parallels between the captivity of Judah at the hands of the Babylonians because of the people having turned their backs on God. Jeremiah, along with other Old Testament prophets, had sounded words of warning to the people, but they refused to listen to the prophet’s call to repentance. As a result, the people of Judah suffered tremendously at the hands of God as He used the Babylonians to destroy the city of Jerusalem, deporting multitudes to the land of Babylon.

Could this same type of judgment be looming ahead for the United States of America? Could this nation, which was founded on the principles of God’s Word, having now turned its back on those principles, expect anything different? I’ll leave you to answer that question for yourself. My personal response would simply be a quote of a verse from the pen of the Apostle Paul:

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

Galatians 6:7-8 NKJV

This applies to individuals as well as to nations, as is seen clearly in God’s judgment of Judah in the pages of Jeremiah’s prophecy. Let us not think that America is somehow immune to the judgment of God. When a nation begins to flaunt its defiance of God’s Word in such blatant ways as we are witnessing at the Democratic National Convention, then, as I see it, there are only two options awaiting our nation: either repentance which will result in deliverance from God’s wrath, or defiance, which will result in the experience of God’s judgment.

Let’s be reminded of God’s formula for revival for a nation that has walked away from God:

If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Second Chronicles 7:14

God help us!