“Hear the word of the Lord, you [Americans], because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: ‘There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. Because of this the land dries up, and all who live in it waste away;’”
Father, as Israel was in its idolatry and rebellion, so is America today. My heart grieves for the way my country and its people have fallen so far away from the godly, moral values America was founded on.
When I was growing up, I heard older people saying that what one generation tolerates, the next takes to excess.
At the time I was proud to be in a generation who was finding “freedom” in establishing new social norms that were allowing equality between races and genders and socio-economic groups. But what I have seen is that many of those freedoms were taken advantage of, and prostituted for monetary gain, selfishness, power and corruption.
I see that in my country, there is no faithfulness to You.
Even my freedom to express my spiritual viewpoint is being stifled when it is not ”politically correct.”
The list You gave Hosea of “cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery” sounds like the description of most of what Americans call entertainment. Forgive our sin Father, turn the hearts of the American people back to You and bring healing to our land.
You tell me “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken and endures forever.” Father, I know I will endure forever as I have eternal life with You. Help me now, in this life, not to be shaken from Your truth and what I know to be right. Give me strength of faith and of character to walk in obedience to You, not in the way of the world. Let me be faithful and acknowledge You in my land.
“As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so You surround Your people both now and forevermore.”
Let me feel You surrounding me, encompassing me Lord: shielding and protecting me, lifting me up. Thank You that You are faithful to all Your promises. Amen
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