There is a godly man in the Old Testament called “The Weeping Prophet” because of the immense sorrow he felt over the destruction of the nation of his people. His name was Jeremiah. I am feeling like Jeremiah this morning! As much as, I would like to blame big government for the current confusion and distress in our country, we are a nation that has “followed the stubborn inclination of our own hearts!” We have become stiff-necked and deaf to the God-given promise that is ours, IF we would but return to His management and direction and “obey His commands (clearly written in His Word) and walk in obedience to His leadership and …(wait for it)…ALL WOULD GO WELL WITH US!”
Our nation has not listened to the God, who by-the-way, created and owns this universe; but instead, has adopted and accepted detestable practices, contrary and in violation to God’s teaching…sexual immorality (adultery and fornication), impurity(slander), lust (pornography), evil desires (perverted life-styles and child-trafficking), woke ideology and self-indulgence…all of which, God calls idolatry! This list only mentions a few of the deceptions that have led us astray. Let’s not forget the current appetite for abortion, drugs, alcohol, and witchcraft… You fill in the blank…it’s exhaustive!
Truth has vanished. Lies and deception prevail.
Has the Lord rejected and abandoned this generation? Our culture has idols on every level…everywhere! The cry of Jeremiah was “but my people do not know the requirement of the Lord”. Contrarily, we have no excuse because we are warned in Colossians, “See to it that no one takes you captive with hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world (Satanic), rather than on Christ (who is Head over every power and authority, including Satan!). Disarming the worlds power and authority (Satan), triumphing over them by the cross.” (Col. 2: 15)
The wounds of this nation and its people are being addressed today, as though they are not serious; but instead, culturally acceptable and carry no consequence! There is little shame, not even a blush, for the perversion of a nation once founded on Godly principles.
“Why is there no healing for the wounds of my people?”
cried Jeremiah in his day. (Jeremiah 8)
The answer is easy…” For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me in repentance and I will listen to you. You will seek me with all your heart and I will be found by you…” Jeremiah 29:11-12
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
