Ezra 9:6-7 “O my God, I am utterly ashamed; I blush to lift my up face to you. For our sins are piled higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached to the heavens. From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in sin. That is why we and our kings and our priests have been at the mercy of the pagan kings of the land. We have been killed, captured, robbed, and disgraced, just as we are today.”
This should be your prayer. This should be the state of your hearts. Your Nation, your people, are steeped in sin. You have opened up your lives to be ruined by your enemies. You have allowed evil to reign in your Nation. You have looked the other way as the laws and rules of your land have been compromised, changed, ignored. You have allowed evil to slip in slowly, in small increments, until you arrive at what you have today: blatant evil, utter lawlessness, tyrannical leadership. Your Nation is bereft of moral standards. Your “leaders” are your enemies. They are lauded as I am reviled. When will what is left of my children stand up and refuse to participate in this? When will you stand firm on my Word? When will you trust me, not just with your words, but with your actions? When will you refuse to participate any longer? Ignoring what is happening has not worked out. Why continue? You see what is wrong. You see the evil being perpetrated all around you. You see that the government of your Nation is succeeding in tearing it all down, in decimating your land, your people, your laws and rules and precepts. Yet, you wring your hands and do nothing. You wait for me, or for someone else, to save you. You must save yourselves. And it all begins with facing the truth about your utter debauchery. Your endless sin. Your lack of faith. Your spiritual laziness. Your desire to please yourselves and not me. Want my help? Repent. Truly repent. Humble yourselves. Turn to me, wholeheartedly, with all of your hearts and souls. Change course. And do not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife. Choose your course and stick with it. If that means allowing the evil to continue to exist in your lives, then do so. But do not ask me to intervene. You will have chosen. If you choose to stand and fight, do so without looking back. Seek me. Only me. I am here. You just look in all the wrong places.
Amanuensis 