What’s Wrong?
   We are living in difficult and troubled times.  Adversities abound all across the land.  Rebellion, suicides, mass murders and drugs abound.  That seems to be more and more the norm in the society in which we live.  Why?
   It can be traced back to the foolishness of taking prayer out of schools.  Really it goes back to the Garden of Eden but that wasn’t our fault.  Taking the Bible out of the classroom and removing the 10 Commandments from our courtrooms falls on our lap.  The Church did not resist the changes as it should and the citizens outcry was minimal.
   The home-life began to suffer as children often did not have the mentoring of a strong fatherly example and mothers many times abandoned their role of a loving parent.  Thank God this has not always been the case and security and love still abounds in many homes.
   Morality has suffered immensely all across the land.  Alcoholism has become a disease instead of a bad choice.  Drugs have become the scape-goat for many criminal activities.  When the churches become empty and the jails and mental health facilities are overwhelmed that would tell us something if we were listening.
   God, through His Holy Word has given us a plan that will make the family a stronghold and the government a responsible leader when the wisdom given is applied.  However, standing in  the way of God’s plan are barriers of greed, selfishness, self-righteousness, religion, ego, pride, politics etc.  These are individual and national walls.
   There is an answer.  It is found in 2Ch 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.  That was a word to Israel.  God doesn’t change so that same word calls out to us as well.  Today, Jesus Christ is the answer through what He accomplished at Calvary.  Where do you stand?

Maranatha!