All the candidates, every one, is not what they claim to be, none of them can be trusted. Now is the time to place our trust and hope in Christ alone.
Proverbs 3:5 "…4 So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.…"
We cannot trust in man and God at the same time, it is a divided heart!
James 1:8 "…7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."
God is not hearing us as a people, the very people who claim to love the Lord are not interested in the principles of God to obey them, but make a pretense of it through following what they like and discarding what they do not like.
Many who say they believe the Bible, violate so much of it without realizing it there is little difference between them and the world. They think if they obey some of it, that translates into following it. When we pick and choose what we like, we are pretending, thinking that a little obedience translates into compliance.
I used to tell my children that almost obeying is partial obedience, and not obedience at all. Some of them would say they didn't remember me saying these things to them.
Often when there is rebellion against the authority, the stubborn heart, tunes out or disregards the teachings, there is anger in their hearts, they cannot hear what we are saying, even concocting something in their mind that is not true to be able to justify disobedience.
When you find that someone is not listening, there is a rebellious response or no response at all, then is when we stop speaking, turn them over to God and pray for them. When we see many years of continued rebellion, then is when we can set aside praying and allow God to do whatever He will.
Jeremiah 11:13-14 "…13 "For your gods are as many as your cities, O Judah; and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the shameful thing, altars to burn incense to Baal. 14 "Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster."
There are those who are praying for America, but their prayers are not heard because their desire is to retain their freedom, their wealth, their pleasure and their own will. They are not interested in setting aside their idols of self, wealth and pleasure to obey God.
God will not forgive an unrepentant nation who claims to be something they are not! He will allow us to fail, showing us the consequences of our own sin, even then many will refuse to acknowledge their evil, choosing to blame others.
Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy."
If you are having a hard time accepting this about our nation, try to think back to the last time anyone you know was unkind or selfish to someone, then ask yourself if that person who did evil become sorry and confessed their sin.
It is very rare today, our secular training has taught everyone to forgive without confession, leaving the offender expecting that others just accept their sin, there is no desire to reconcile a relationship to bring a new cleansing and freedom from the sin. Most people do not grow and change, they have been trained that they are wonderful just as they are, without need of improvement.
If you don't believe me, tell someone their wrong about something and watch what emerges, most of the time it will not be pretty.
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