IT’S NOT TOO LATE!

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

IT’S NOT TOO LATE!

Jer 18:6-8

6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord . Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. 7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

           Like clay in the hands of the potter, if it be pliable, God may continue his intended way. However, if the clay be obstinate, then the potter is forced either to discard the clay altogether or to pound it into submission so that he might make of it something other than was originally designed.

           Our nation’s founding fathers well understood that our fledgling nation would survive and thrive only so long as we maintained a proper relationship with the Almighty. Now that we have become strong and powerful, we have replaced Him with ourselves. His righteousness has been supplanted by our wickedness and His glory with our shame. The once mighty eagle is molting and is in a pitiful condition. God seems poised to strike her down.

           It is not too late for America – or for you! The Hebrew word for “instant” is rega’ (reh’-gah) and literally means “a wink” of the eyes. So, God is ready to quickly respond to genuine repentance either from nation or knave.

The political order cannot be renewed without theological virtues working upon it.... It is from the church that we receive our fundamental postulates of order, justice, and freedom, applying them to our civil society.

   Russell Kirk (1918- )

No person who shall deny the being of God, or the truth of the Christian religion, shall be capable of holding any office or place of trust or profit.

   -Constitution, State of North Carolina, 1836

Dear Lord, our nation has greatly offended you and when we understood it, we offended you further.  You have been more than patient with us. Bring upon us national revival so that we may enjoy your blessing once again. AMEN