If you've ever stayed at a hotel or motel, you already know that you can ask the desk clerk to call you at a certain time the following morning. This wake-up call is meant to keep you from oversleeping. Even though most hotel and motel rooms have an alarm clock, a wake-up call from the desk clerk is usually available.
I feel like God is giving America a wake-up call right now. Recent events have shaken our country, yet most remain unconcerned. Instead of flocking to churches in search of spiritual help, too many are looking to Washington for relief. Perhaps we should change our currency to read, “In Government We Trust,” rather than, “In God We Trust.” Even though we are aware of bureaucracy and corruption in our government, we would rather trust the government than God.
Consider the news headlines of the past couple weeks. There was a massive, destructive earthquake in Haiti. We've witnessed the political disaster in Afghanistan that has created a humanitarian and spiritual crisis there. Flooding has killed several in Tennessee. Ida is expected to be a dangerous hurricane when it reaches landfall in America this weekend, potentially endangering many lives. Covid-19 numbers are ever increasing. Thousands continue to die as the Delta variant of the virus ravages our land. Things are a mess in our country right now. While God is not the source of pain and disease, He may permit such conditions to occur as He calls men and women to repentance.
I believe this is God's wake-up call for America. Most people continue to sleep through the storm, unconcerned about conditions until it is too late. Many believers are pressing the snooze alarm so they can avoid as much of the problems as possible.
Paul wrote, “...now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.” We are in a spiritual crisis here in America, but most treat it as a normal condition. We have become immune to our problems. We have allowed familiarity to remove the shock value from current events.
We should be alert. If you were in a hotel and a fire broke out, you'd want to be notified, even in the middle of the night. Sleeping during a fire is often fatal.
Well, a fire is engulfing our land. Souls are at stake. While we argue about politics and constitutional rights, the fire is spreading. While debates go on about whether to wear masks or not, or whether to get the Covid vaccine or not, our country is going down the drain. While it is good to uphold the Constitution, it is better to be passionate about the standard of God's Word. Realizing the late hour we are living in, we should be more serious about our situation.
Even a casual reader of the Bible would realize that people are avoiding God's warnings. If you read Romans 1:18-32, you'll understand that the very sins God has condemned is embraced by our country and encouraged by those in the highest offices of leadership. Verse 32 states, “Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.” Not only is there judgment coming for those who commit such sins, but the same condemnation will come to those give hearty approval to those who commit such iniquity.
The word needs to be proclaimed on the street corner, on television and on the internet. Jesus is coming soon. Judgment is imminent. It is time to repent and turn to Jesus.
The only hope for America at this point is a mighty spiritual awakening. Apart from this, our nation will continue its hopeless downward spiral into certain, imminent destruction.
God is giving us a wake up call. Will you heed it?
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