2Ch 7:14 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.
Proverbs 28:13 Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Isaiah 55:6-7 “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 63:19 We have become like those over whom you have never ruled, like those who are not called by your name.
Psalms 79:6 Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not call upon your name!
Jeremiah 10:25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not, and on the peoples that call not on your name, for they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.
Acts 14:16 In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
Ezekiel 18:27-30 Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life. Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ O house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just? “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.
2 Chronicles 33:12-13 And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.
Leviticus 26:40-41 “But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers in their treachery that they committed against me, and also in walking contrary to me, so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity,
James 4:9-10 Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Ezekiel 33:11 Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways,
Deuteronomy 4:29-30 But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and obey his voice.
Deuteronomy 30:1-6 “And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God has driven you, and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.
2 Chronicles 6:30 then hear from heaven your dwelling place and forgive and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways, for you, you only, know the hearts of the children of mankind,
2 Chronicles 6:39 then hear from heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their pleas, and maintain their cause and forgive your people who have sinned against you.
Isaiah 65:1 I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that was not called by my name.
There is much to say concerning the voices shouting out various claims, lies, boasts, slander, division, promises, blame, anger, hatred, etc….. in news outlets, social media, podcasts, and the radio.
Sports, movie, and music celebrities are shouting their election opinions. They live in a world none of us have access to. Their wealth comes from those who watch them perform and for some reason, they have a very high and elevated opinion of themselves. Their opinions are not based on Godly wisdom or honor of Jesus Christ. No, their opinion is based on worldly and fleshly pursuits of money and fame. Most live with no regard for God.
News outlets, radio shows, and various podcasts all proclaim value in their opinions and views on the candidates. They distort what is being said, openly lie, misinform, and make predictions about the future of our country based on one or the other candidates. They promote division, anger, hatred, fear, worry, confusion, and give no thought to God. I am amazed at how many people buy into this garbage. People on both sides buy into what these people are saying. They watch and listen to these various agents of Satan and then form like-minded worldly views based on what they have heard or read.
Both sides claim they will bring some form of justice and prosperity and peace to their base all the while bashing the other side. I hear family and friends who say things that are just regurgitated views from the Satan tools speaking. these are not the views of someone who is thinking with a clear bible-focused, God-honoring, God-glorifying, God-trusting, God-reliant, God-obeying, and God-following mind.
What is it that people seek after? Peace, joy, kindness, hope, love, gentleness, justice, prosperity, and fruit of their labors. Void of God’s Word people will seek to find these in their elected president and congress, both federal and state. They believe with the right person or party in office all of these will manifest in this country, state, and their lives. Imagine the foolishness of believing any candidate can bring about what they desperately seek.
It is hard for me to understand how Christians can be so misled, and misinformed, and not see the worldly (satan) influences at work. Scripture is very clear. God will not honor or bless a country that does not honor and glorify Him alone. When you take this one step deeper, He will not honor or bless a person who does not honor and glorify Him. Hanging hopes on candidates for that which only God can provide is not God-honoring or God-glorifying.
What if God’s plans were to allow the continued moral decline in our country and allow those who reject Him to experience the fullness of their rejection? What if God’s plans were to test the faith of Christians in and through this moral decline? What if God’s plans were to take us to a place of despair where our eyes would look up for the return of Jesus? What if God’s plans were to bring about a revival through this moral decline? What if God’s plans were to open the eyes of the lost to the foolishness of their ways?
I must confess that I get caught up in what is being said and proclaimed and promised in various News outlets. Praise be to God, He has sent His Holy Spirit to discern these wayward thoughts and keep my eyes focused on Him. We do well to confess our wayward focus, repent of it, and open our hearts and minds to the leading of the Holy Spirit in God-honoring and God-glorifying praise, worship, trust, reliance, and obedience. Nothing this world has to offer can compare to the love, grace, and mercy of God and the blessings of knowing the forgiveness of our sins, salvation, and eternal life through Jesus Christ.
Whatever God’s plans are, they are right, true, and just, and will bring about His plans and purposes.
