“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord…”
Usually, when we speak of a
relationship with God, it is in terms of a “personal” relationship in
Christ. But there is a larger relationship with God, the quality of which,
is very impactful to multitudes of people instead of just one
person. It is the “national relationship.”
Yep, that is a real thing, easily
observed in the historical pages of the Bible. And, it is also
certainly a real and very impactful thing in America. Indeed,
the quality of life in this nation is directly correlated to the quality of
this composite relationship that the entire populace of the nation has with
God.
It works like this. Not
unlike Israel, America is also a chosen nation. Her divinely
assigned role has always been to serve as an example to the modern
world. She is intend to exhibit to the world that quality of life
which accrues to a nation who maintains, at the very least, a respectful relationship
with God. And, that quality of life is characterized by such things
as the nation’s strength, influence, nobility of character, and prosperity.
And, this respectful national
relationship which brings these blessings has two relational
dimensions. First, as one would assume, that respectful
relationship occurs as a Christ-centered, deeply faith-based respect for
God within the Church. And second, it occurs as simply a secular reverence for
God, merely based in the willingness of the secular populace to be so.
But, America is now widely failing
in both dimensions of this relational calling. The grassroots American Church
has become broadly disrespectful by the present widespread minimization and
pretentiousness in their devotion, resulting in a pervasive shallowness.
And, the secular culture,
in greater and greater numbers, is choosing
irreverence and even antagonism, toward God.
Thus, America has become a very
broadly disrespectful nation toward the Governing Creator. And, as a direct
result, our normally supportive God has now stepped back. And, with the
loss of that divine guardianship, an imploding America is now left staring at
an imminent collapse of our culture.
Already, we are a much weakened and
deeply divided nation, fully engulfed in a dark downward spiral which now touches
every facet of our social fabric. We are literally being invaded
through our southern border. Our government has become more a threat
than a help. Prices now soar as the worth of the dollar free falls.
The rule of law is crumbling, as is
our election integrity. And, both within and without, our gathering enemies are
now salivating profusely. And, sadder still, most
seem yet unwilling to face up to the real underlying cause of this
terminal national trajectory – the erosion of the divine friendship.
Solomon said this, “As iron
sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” Present
day America has broadly abandoned that vibrant friendship we once had with our
Divine Friend. And, the symptoms of that wide abandonment have now become
clearly evident in
America’s deeply jaundiced national face.
Surely, we’re better than
this. Surely, we can still do better than this as the contemporary Church
and as the secular nation.
Indeed, we must be and do
better. At this perilously up-close vantage point, surely it now becomes
obvious. The very survival of our
culture actually does hang in the balance of our yes-or-no answer to a renewed respect
for God and the worth of God’s friendship.
Honor Him, and perhaps He will again honor us with His help and blessing.
