Can America Be Restored?
As we get ready to celebrate the [248th] anniversary of our country’s independence from Great Britain, it should be a time of reflection on the state of the nation from a spiritual perspective. Do we still live in “one nation, under God?” Have we forgotten the godly principles on which the founding fathers built upon? Are we a country obsessed with eating, drinking, and being merry rather than working diligently with our hands and upholding all things decent and moral? (Isaiah 22:13; 1 Cor. 15:32)
We are, without a doubt the most informed people in the history of the world. Yet, we turn a blind eye to the lessons of history and repeat the same mistakes of many a fallen empire. Look at the warnings of the prophet Isaiah:
“Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD…”
“Your country lies desolate; your cities are burned with fire; in your very presence foreigners devour your land; it is desolate…”
“They proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.” (Isaiah 1:4,7;3:9)
Oh that America would read and learn from the prophets! Let us pray that America can be restored just as King Josiah tore down the alters of Baal and restored worship to the Lord. (2 Chronicles 34-35)
May “God bless America, land that we love.”
Jay Launius – 2023, Maud church of Christ, Maud, Texas