Volume 27, Issue 3
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So, You Want To ‘MAGA...’ (Continued from Page 3)
There are eight stages that all nations go through dur- ing their existence. This has proven to be true through- out history, and here’s how it goes: First, Bondage — People live under oppres- sion, instability, and poverty. Like the Israelite captives in Egypt, our an- cestors were suffering in bondage under crushing re- ligious oppression. Then comes Spiritual Faith and Courage, because hardship produces resilience, shared values, and determination. And just as the Lord freed the Israelites from Egypt, but certainly not without hardship, He also freed the American Pilgrims out of bondage through their faith and courage. Then comes Liberty. This is when the people win free- doms — spiritual, political, economic, and social. But Liberty deserves a little more attention here. 2 Corinthians 3:17 tells us, “...where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” Paul was telling the Corinthians that God’s Holy Spirit provides freedom from spiritual bondage; freedom from fear and condemnation and transformation of the inner person. Yes, where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Those who view God as irrelevant, or claim to not even believe He exists, should pay special attention to this. So, I’ll say it again: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty. The Spirit of the Lord was with those that God brought out of bondage to a new land, that would become the USA. But, the cycle continues. Liberty then produces Abundance, as freedom and productivity create wealth and prosperity. But if a na- tion forgets where that Lib- erty came from (the Spirit of the Lord), Complacency comes next, because suc- cess reduces urgency, disci- pline, civic responsibility and most importantly, rev- erence for God. The next step is Apathy. When people have abun- dance, luxury and ease, the citizens become disengaged from public life and institu- tions. They forget where they came from, how they got here, what their ances- tors endured, built and de- fended. They no longer care. A once-God-fearing people not only forget God, they often begin to despise Him,
preferring instead to be their own “gods.” The Spirit of the Lord departs. And with- out the people even realizing it, history is either forgotten or re-written, to facilitate the nefarious agendas of the en- emies within. This Apathy leads to De- pendence, with increasing reliance on the State, Elites, or Political “Leaders.” Now, they not only rely on gov- ernment for their suste- nance and support, they view those things as “enti- tlements.” And once a na- tion reaches this point, they quickly return again to Bondage. And so, the cycle comes “full circle.” Where do you see the United States in this cycle? We once had liberty, abun- dance, freedom, productiv- ity, wealth and prosperity. When did apathy begin to creep in? I’d argue that it began in 1962 when the Supreme Court outlawed prayer in public schools. And a year later, when they did away with Bible reading and reciting the Lord’s prayer. In 1964 and ‘65, Lyndon Johnson launched his “Great Society” and “War on Poverty” plans, creating Medicare and Medicaid, funding bills for so-called “education,” and various en- vironmental programs. This also led to government pro- grams like the Job Corps, Head Start, food assistance programs and a myriad of community action agencies. Of course, this led to de- pendency on Big Govern- ment, which has kept millions (especially the black voters he was target- ing) in our inner cities as virtual slaves for multiple generations. But that was only the start. Today, this depend- ence on government for basic needs has expanded to the point where 25% of our young people prefer So- cialism to Capitalism. And one in four Americans, across the board, now re- ceive some sort of govern- ment aid or welfare. Not only are they dependent, they’re expectant...they feel they’re entitled to their “ben- efits.” It used to be that a person might receive “bene- fits” as part of a job pack- age. They’d get their paycheck, and also some additional benefits for work well done: insurance, a re- tirement plan, vacation
time, bonuses. Now, those things are expected as “en- titlements” by those who don’t work, may have never worked and don’t know what work is. Compare today’s society to that of those who came be- fore us. This is not the na- tion our ancestors built. We escaped bondage, expe- rienced prosperity and lib- erty, built one nation under God, but have now returned to bondage, by our own choosing. The Spirit of the Lord has de- parted our land, and so there is no more liberty here. As I’ve stated before, throughout the history of the world, the average lifespan of a nation or em- pire is 250 years. For us — the US — that’s this year. Big celebrations are planned for the 4th of July. In Washington DC, they’re planning for the world’s biggest fireworks display. Trump is releasing com- memorative coins with his image on it to mark the event. Sadly, most Ameri- cans — especially our young people — don’t even know what we’re celebrat- ing. Yes, a lot of people love the of “Make America Great Again,” but they have no interest in putting in the work to do it, like our ancestors did. Today, we’re dependent and ex- pectant...we expect Trump to do it for us. Trouble is, he can’t. We’re no longer “one nation under God.” We’re now one of many na- tions under God’s judg- ment. Instead of pridefully celebrating, we should be mourning, in “sackcloth and ashes” for what we had, and what we lost. Or should I say, voluntarily gave away? There are many who will say that America’s greatest years are still ahead of us. They’re optimistic about our future. Even many church-goers expect a massive revival to occur, though they’re doing noth- ing at all to help make that happen. Meanwhile, people continue to expect politi- cians to fix it all. Friends, there’s no fixing it. America is beyond bankrupt, and not just financially. The Spirit of the Lord has de- parted, because of our complacency, apathy, lazi- ness and selfish entitle-
ment and pride.
clearly America’s days are numbered — and the clock is ticking. Email: Rob@WisconsinChristianNews.com Phone: (715) 486-8066
The good news is that any- one who will , can still repent individually. Anyone who will turn to Christ as Savior AND Lord can and will be saved. But as a nation,
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