A Rebuke to the American Church

Israel is not yet saved, but they hold a standard that we used to enjoy in my childhood. When we were there I did not have the same sense of oppression that I feel here in the area that I live. Everywhere we looked ladies were dressed modestly. We did not see one child screaming out in rebellion against their parent. 

There wasn't one immoral shop or video store. There were no immoral bill boards, nor were there wicked magazines glaring at us in the grocery store. We did not see piercings and tattoos at all, let alone in mass on one person as we see here. 

There was a sense of peace and calm and quietness among the people and in the streets. The celebrations were men dancing to the Lord, raising song to Him and upholding the Torah. There was a sense of peace because we were not confronted daily and openly with blatant wickedness as we are here. Of course there would be evil among an unsaved people, but there was a cultural standard that was adhered to because of the Old Testament that made for a freedom from public displays of evil. 

When we returned I felt the oppression return, the Lord confirmed my suspicion that I was sensing evil personified in our area of the world where there are no standards and where the church has lost it's first love. The church has become proud of itself, they gleefully plan their meaningless events for their cloistered gatherings, that for the most part glorify themselves rather than God. 

They are not broken over their worldliness, but happy for their own accomplishments. They are as the churches in Revelation that God describes as "you hate what I hate and love what I love, but you have forgotten your first love." 

Israel has yet to find the Lord Jesus Christ, but as in the days of old, when an unsaved king would honor the God of the Jews, the king would be blessed. Israel has been blessed with a quiet, peaceful culture of freedom from blatant immorality because of their dedication to Yah and His Law in the Torah. One day they will find Christ and be our brothers and sisters, for now we should be embarrassed that we do not speak out clearly and boldly about the wickedness around us. We are suppose to know the Savior, and we do not act like we do. American's lamp stand is being removed and we as believers don't recognize it, we are sleeping peacefully on our beds of cowardice and conformity to our culture. The house of God in America needs to repent from it's complacency and self righteousness.