12.17.2011 IS AMERICA BEING DESTROYED BY GOD?

for many years i thought the judgment of God came swiftly, unexpectedly, in a moment of time with no advanced warning. that was before i opened my eyes and began to consider God's long-suffering dealing with His chosen people.

near the end of the historical books in II chronicles 36.15-16 it says,

and the Lord, the God of their fathers,
SENT WORD TO THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN
by His messengers,
BECAUSE HE HAD COMPASSION
on His people
and on His dwelling place;
BUT THEY CONTINUALLY MOCKED
the messengers of God,
DESPISED HIS WORDS
AND SCOFFED at His prophets,
until the wrath of the Lord
arose against His people,
UNTIL THERE WAS NO REMEDY.

the formula is very simple.
if a nation obeys God
it will prosper.
if a nation disobeys God
it will suffer...
and if keeps this up
at a certain point
it will be destroyed/destroy itself.

the only hope for a nation is
that the church
obeys God and thus
is the salt and light it needs to be.
to the degree it is...the nation can prosper..
to the degree it fail...the nation comes to a bitter end.

consider deuteronomy 28...
though spoken to the nation of israel,
is true for every group of people
large or small
throughout time.

now it shall be
if you DILIGENTLY OBEY the Lord your God,
being