Musing – Would God dare to destroy America? (Part 1 of 3)

Hebraic Musing – Would God dare to destroy America? (Part 1 of 3)

Part 1 –  Has America upheld its founding Christian principles, thus deserving God’s blessings?
Part 2 –  What has happened to the all other nations and people groups?
Part 3 –  What can we do or should we do to save America?  And why?  (for God’s sake!)

Preface:  Read Deut. 8 -- God’s State of the Union speech by Moses to God’s redeemed people on Mt. Nebo just before entering the Promised Land.  He concludes with a warning in v.19-20  “If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed.  Like the nations the Lord destroyed before you, so you will be destroyed for not obeying the Lord your God.”   I understand God “changeth not” – He’s the same yesterday, today and forever.

Why did our forefathers come to America?  They wanted a Christian nation where they could worship God openly without persecution. They believed and made Christianity the foundation of our culture and our government.  This was well documented in history books when I went to school.  Not enough space to document this; or to provide the litany of ways Christian foundations of our country are being blatantly defied and ignored.   Blessings we Americans have enjoyed so far were from God’s hand on us from the beginning.

When God tells us to “Keep” His commandments, he means for us to “watch over, guard, protect, promote and obey” them.  Is that how our people, churches and government keep the commandments nowadays?  America today is filled with people who are full of pride, trying to be their own deity and seeking to act on their own desires.  We’ve forgotten to thank the LORD who had provided our prosperity from the beginning.

With religion comes the danger of ritualism which takes the place of true worship of God.  Then religion provides a place for people to mask and justify who they really are.  The religion of the Israelites had become ritualistic and Isaiah observed his society/nation declining and drunken with physical luxuries and moral corruption like never before.  Here in America we have a record stock market and many other positive economic indicators feeding an unprecedented confidence level; and we see serious spiritual decline occurring simultaneously, e.g.  abortions, gender confusion, marriage/family breakdowns, churches declining, open rebelliousness, disrespect, etc.….

Winston Churchill said “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” It’s a chilling warning because Christians understand the ultimate source of our history lessons is found in God’s Word; so we have the undeniable lessons experienced by the nation of Israel that directly apply to today’s America.

Dr. Neal Jackson’s book* clearly outlines the sins and unheeded warnings of ancient Israel and the parallel becomes clear that the same sins and unheeded warnings are blatant in America today.  The Coming Destruction of America contains shocking parallel comparisons between (a)the disastrous failures of ancient Israel, (b) failures of all other great empires and (c) today’s America.  Let us explore the seemingly inevitable destruction of a great nation, our America!  Which is easier, to burry ones head in the sand, or face inevitable disaster?  All great empires have disappeared because they trusted in their own might, ignoring God.  

The Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Persians, Babylonians, Assyrian nations are all gone (more next week).  America’s time is running out; yet hope still exists and one person can make a difference.  Could that be you?

Points to ponder

Are we counting on God to give America second chance?

How many gods do Americans worship?

Why do we want to make America great again?    For the sake of God’s Kingdom?

    Is America’s greatest threat from the Nations around us?  Or from the God above us?

“But you have neglected the more important matters of the law — justice, mercy and faithfulness” Mt.32:23

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                                      September 18, 2018

Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith” 
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*    Inspired by and excerpted from “The Coming Destruction of America: A Biblical Examination of the Judgments of God Upon a Land” by Dr. Neal Jackson, Pastor - Beulah Baptist Church, Bennett, NC - 2018