His People July 4, 2016

Yesterday on Christian radio, a preacher referenced 2 Chronicles 2:14, "¹⁴ if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land."  He brought attention to two words, "my people".  Not if Hollywood would change.  No blame on Washington, D.C.  Not greedy Wall Street financiers.  But God's people.  His children.

It is easy to expect others to change.  Let's blame the corporate "they" for our country's woes and decline.  But scripture puts the responsibility of our country's future clearly in the hands of Christians.  If we humble ourselves.  If we will pray.  If we will seek God's face.  If we will turn from our wicked ways.

Let's face it Christians.  The decline of America as a world leader, certainly as a Christian nation is not the blame of presidents, senators, actors, liberals, or CEOs.  It is our lack of willingness to sacrifice our time, money, and reputations to sell out for Jesus.  We continue to spend our entertainment dollars on movies that espouse a nonChristian worldview.  Sundays look no different for us than Saturdays with the exception of two hours at church.  While we may not repeat that joke or piece of gossip at work, we are afraid of being ostracized if we take a direct stand.

Christians have no person or institution to blame for where we are as a country.  God's people have let America down.

Oh yeah, Happy Fourth of July.