Summing it Up: Hope for when the Storm Hits
Where is this Country headed? It is
obvious. If you have ever read the Old Testament through, you have seen how
departure from God and wickedness meant the eventual destruction of a nation if
something did not change. The needed change is repentance—a complete turn of
direction and whole-hearted dependence up on the Lord.
God presides sovereignly over history,
He sets nations up and He determines the exact day of their fall. We have hope!
The loving God, the Almighty of all ages has shown His love by sending
prophetic voices to His people—that is His nature.
A
Prophetic Voice
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Hosea. United States Public Domain work.
A
love for people, a passion for truth, a commitment to purity in heart (inner
man) and life (outer man).
Isaiah,
Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and John the Baptist are just a few Biblical examples.
I
believe Adrian Rogers, Kevin Swanson, D James Kennedy, and Chuck Colson are
contemporary examples.
True prophets always told of the impending
judgment, the Lord’s love, and His mercy if the people would just repent
(change course and devote themselves completely to the Lord). ….however, they
were seldom received. False prophets proclaimed peace and messages, visions,
and dreams from the Lord that the Lord had not given them. The false prophets
were often well received, but utter ruin was their ultimate end.
A great collapse and fall is coming
unless a miracle happens, I will not lie to you. The collective wickedness and
sin of this nation has been left largely unpunished for a hundred years in this
nation and there is no peace about playing around with thinking that God will
delay punishment much longer.
I love people—I want them to return the
truth, to Jesus (John 1)! But I also hate sin—the wickedness and corruption of
the day appall me; the great rejection of God and His Word; the lack of
righteousness that causes such a stench in our nation! O God, I know that Your people will be taken care of, for we are in
Your Hand. But my heart goes out and sorrows—yea grieves!—for all those who are
doomed to destruction because of their wickedness.
The
Personal, Familial, Corporeal, Educational, Economical, and Governmental
Answer—the Hope for when the Storm Hits is:
Jesus
Christ—The Voice of Uncompromising Truth
