The Redemption of America

Have you ever wondered how did America get so far off track? Thirty-five to forty years ago, it wasn't the popular consensus that homosexuality and same-sex marriage were okay, let alone the idea of being able to change your gender. When did we as a nation lose our allegiance to God's Chosen Nation of Israel? Why is the police perceived in some segments of our society as more of the enemy than a friend and source of security? Yes, some of these dynamics have been brewing for awhile, but we have a generation now that seems to have embraced this "counter-culture" value system. Why?

I tend to agree with one particular author who stated it like this: during the Depression of the early 1930's and World War II in the 1940's, the adults of that generation had to struggle for what they received. They had to work to make sure food was on the table. They had to struggle to make ends meet. Well, the decision that the generation that grew up in that era made was that their children wouldn't have to struggle like that. This may have been a mistake, because struggle and hard work gives you direction, and develops perseverance and character. But when you don't have to struggle, you develop an entitlement attitude. And a lot of the middle-class generation that hasn't had to struggle feels entitled to think what they want to think, feel how they want to feel and do what they want to do. This is not of God. I remember seeing Jamie Foxx (who is in his mid-forties) talk about his teenage daughter in an interview, and he said facetiously, "the younger generation needs an app for struggle".

But saints, let me assure you, God is getting ready to change all of this. America is getting ready to see some of the hardest days she's ever witnessed in the history of being a nation. God has already declared that He is going to "Shake America". Some of the prophetic revelations that have gone forth and are going forth are downright scary. It's like something out of a movie, a bad one. You wouldn't be able to imagine the devastation that God has stored up for America in regards to Judgment for her rebellion and defiance towards the Divine Will of God. But believe it or not, It's All Good.

The God we serve is a God of Mercy and Justice (Psalm 86). His Objective is not to destroy America but to redeem America. When God allows the hard days and the dark hours to hit this nation, His Divine Aim is to redeem America and have her turn back to Him. Turn back to the values and beliefs that made this nation great. To return to the belief that America IS a Christian nation. That we are committed to lifting up the name of Jesus and glorifying God the Father. We have some difficult days ahead in this country. But God has ordained all of it for The Redemption of America.