When a Nation Turns Its Back on God – Charles Stanley
Hezekiah was a god-fearing king who brought about reformation
among the Israelites. His son Manasseh, however, was an evil ruler. He had
watched his father walk with God and live according to Scripture. Yet he chose
to ignore the Lord.
Manasseh worshipped false gods, even to the point of sacrificing
his sons by fire in order to praise Molech. He practiced much evil—including
witchcraft and sorcery— and led Israel astray, thereby provoking God to anger.
The king, along with the people, paid a high price for his rebellion.
This story illustrates the Lord’s intolerance of a nation’s
disregard toward Him. Now consider our country. We, too, are a nation that
pushes God aside—one that has turned away from the only true God and embraced
idols. Perhaps these aren’t statues of stone, but we worship money, sports
ability, fame, and reputation, to name a few.
The United States of America was founded on biblical principles
with the intent to guarantee freedom of worship. But over time, we have removed
the Lord from many aspects of public life. Prayer in schools, for
instance, was deemed unconstitutional. What was once a “nation under God” has
turned into a country that tolerates a growing number of sins and yet belittles
absolute truth.
If a nation turns its back on the Lord, His judgment is
inevitable unless the people repent and make Him Lord once again. As believers,
our responsibility is to pray that God would draw the heart of our country back
to Himself—and to help the gospel and truth spread through our land.
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