The Divided States of America

We are currently witnessing a situation in our nation where we are actually living in a Divided Country. We are no longer the "United" States of America, we are the "Divided" States of America. This country is more Divided than I have ever seen it before. This Division is not restricted to politics. We're Divided racially, we're divided economically, we're divided morally, we're divided spiritually and yes we are divided politically. Differences and challenges are nothing new to America. We've always had racism, we've always had sexism, we've always had liberals and conservatives; but this is different. The source of the Division that we're experiencing in our country right now is rooted in the fact that America has no fundamental value system, and as a result there is a lack of social cohesion that creates a sense of national unity. We are truly like the Book of Judges, "every man did that which was right in his own eyes" (Judges 21). As a result, we have a very fractured and divided nation. This is something that needs to be addressed and that the church needs to respond to.

The reason I say that this is a problem for which the church needs to attend to is because the solution to the dilemma is quite simple. America needs GOD. I know this may sound oversimplistic, but it's the truth. One of the things that many American citizens have forgotten, particularly our leaders, is that America was founded as a Christian nation. Yes, America has had its flaws historically, but in regards to the basis and premise of the founding of this country, it was based on a belief in God and the truth of His Word. For this reason, God Blessed America. One of the reasons that this is so significant is because belief in God through faith in Jesus Christ gives you clear parameters between what is Right and what is Wrong. This no longer exists in America. And if America is going to be great again (to use one politician's slogan) then we're going to have to reestablish our faith in God as a country and as a people.

In order for this Shift to take place, the church needs to sound a clarion call to America to Repent. We can't make a Call to National Repentance in a spirit of being judgmental, we have to do it in a Spirit of Love. One of the things that I find quite appalling about America right now is the level of Indifference towards the needs and concerns of people and our communities. It seems like people just don't care; including the church. Everybody is obsessed with taking care of "me, myself and I". This is not the Will of God. We have to let Americans know that there is a God who cares about their plight. There is a God who cares about their unemployment and them not having enough money to take care of their families. We need to let Americans know that there is a God who cares about the fear factor that is prevalent in so many of our communities, including the suburbs. We need to let Americans know that the God who sits above, who gave His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins, does care about the threat of Terror that is pulverizing this nation. It's up to the church to be the Light of this country and the Salt of this nation. And if we don't rise up and be the witness to America that Christ is calling His Church to be, we're going to continue to live in a Divided States of America.