Jeremiah 34:20
20 "I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. And their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth."
There are those in America who live in a fantasy world of make believe. They think as long as they continue to SAY words, such as, "God Bless America", we will not be judged, we will automatically change our ways and turn this country to God.
The evidence that we are under judgment is clear, our families are pretty much destroyed, even those who desired to teach and train their children in righteousness are experiencing deep disrespect for them and as much disrespect for God. When a child respects God they will treat their parents with respect also.
Nearly all the principles of God in the Bible are being ignored, rage ensues when we confront the violations, even with those who attend church regularly.
Divorce and remarriage is embraced and defended, second marriages are accepted as well as shack up situations. After all, if adulterous marriages are recognized as legitimate, then why bother with marriage at all. Hopping from one marriage to another is no different from shacking up one partner to another.
Luke 16:18
"18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery."
Abortion is rampant because church goers as a whole have little to no influence on our culture, there is no pressure to bear on those who would desire to kill their babies.
Homosexuality is being accepted almost completely now by the seculars, and many church goers are beginning to desensitize to it from the media pressure to get on board.
Our movie industry is full of wicked programming as well as the commercials that promote every form of immorality even debauchery.
The Bible is being spurned, rejected, mocked and demeaned by many church goers, not to mention the secular culture as a whole. The church leaders have stopped preaching holiness or righteousness and hold to a social gospel of a better life, not based on spiritual growth.
The factors being attacked by the devil the most are the families, marriage and the murder of the innocence, are all family based attacks.
When a nation gets to the point where murdering in holocaust fashion, becomes the new normal, marriage is treated with contempt and children lack respect for their parents and all authority, the country has lost the hope of recovering from the carnage. These attitudes are all interrelated.
Sin and wickedness is raging through our culture at break neck speed. One waits each week to see the next evil that will be promoted in the media.
We have moved from "promoting" evil to "punishing" those who will not fall in line with those who demand we accept it.
Narcissists are never satisfied with being able to live wickedly, they must force others to accept it, even endorse it. Through their attacks on others they coerce anyone who dares to resist their demands.
We see this intimidation and manipulation in individual family members as well as the media, it is rampant on every level in every area of life.
The father of lies, tells lies, promotes discord, manipulates, intimidates, mocks, demeans and triangulates to wear down the one who chooses to think with his own mind or with the mind of Christ. The devil desires followers and is willing to do anything to get them, while destroying any sense of independence from him and his minions.
The only way to resist the devil is to be indwelt with Christ, the personification, creator and author of all righteousness. It is His power in us that makes the devil flee.
How do we resist the devil? Here it is!
James 4:6-8 "6 But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.…"
The key phrases here are simple to understand; "submit yourselves to God" and "draw near to God."
How do we submit and draw near to God? We do this by reading His Word, praying for wisdom and obeying what He says to us. If we hear a voice that tells us to do something against His word then that voice is not God, we must reject it. Anything that violates the Word of God is not from Him.
Hebrews 4:11-13 "11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.…"
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