Ezek 20:1-49 | PS 107:1-43 | Prov 27:11 | Heb 9:11-28
For decades now in our nation we have sown the seeds of rebellion against everything and anything. This will not end well. As children we were taught to respect our nation, though imperfect, we still recited the Pledge of Allegiance, sung the Star Spangled banner, sung America the Beautiful, etc. We were taught to respect our parents and their authority, though imperfect, we would never consider screaming at them, condescending them, etc. But these are not those times. The flames of rebellion are stoked at a very early age. If you disagree with your birth gender, don't tell your parents, children are told that their parents are wrong and their feelings and those supporting them are right. Just look at college campuses and there is so much anger. People scream of causes they really have no concept about. If their parents try to speak sense to them they are shouted down, told of their ignorance, though these kids in college have not done anything as of yet: they can't pay for their education, most have never held a job, etc. So, we are at the epitome of rebellion where self is raised above all else. True facts no longer matter. Filled with self-esteem, self-righteousness, fighting for this or that cause we find ourselves in the chaos that this rebellious spirit evolves into, before it crumbles. Every nation crumbles, and we just can't see it happening before it does. Unless we see large scale submission to the Lord our God, our nation cannot stand much longer held up by these seeds of rebellion. It took decades, but here we are. Law and order is now lost. Those upholding the law are seen as evil. Those acting in the most vile manner are now seen as enlightened, as exerting their rights.
This is not new, as we read of those Israelites who witnessed the miracles in Egypt and the Red Sea crossing, but apparently this was not enough, in Ezekiel 20:8, "But they rebelled against me and would not listen. They did not get rid of the vile images they were obsessed with, or forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out my fury on them to satisfy my anger while they were still in Egypt." Then the law was given to these Israelites through Moses, but we read of them in 20:13, "But the people of Israel rebelled against me, and they refused to obey my decrees there in the wilderness. They wouldn’t obey my regulations even though obedience would have given them life. They also violated my Sabbath days. So I threatened to pour out my fury on them, and I made plans to utterly consume them in the wilderness." The original group rebelled, so their children were approached to see if they would follow God, but we read in 20:21, "But their children, too, rebelled against me. They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life. And they also violated my Sabbath days. So again I threatened to pour out my fury on them in the wilderness." We read in Psalm 107:10-11, "Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery. They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High."
We need to see the conclusion in Psalm 107:43. "Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord." Yes, we are very far gone in America, but we cannot continue on as is. If you see the public school system stoking the seeds of rebellion in your children, then approach the principal, etc. If this does not work then pull them out and either send them to a faith based school or homeschool them. You are paying for your children to go to college and you see them getting radicalized. If they won't stop, then stop paying for college. Care more for their long-term lives than any concern that you might have concerning their future jobs. We need to start bringing God back into our homes, back into our neighborhoods, back into our society. This is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This is the Lord, Jesus Christ. There are not multiple options or multiple roads. His Word is perfect. For those of us who absorbed some of those seeds of rebellion, we need to push them off and open our eyes. This rebellious spirit does not end well. History repeats itself, because humans repeat their own folly. Please step back and ask yourselves where we as a nation stand right now.
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