It is not my intention to offend, but like the elephant in the room, perhaps it is time for someone to talk about our ignorance as a society. Ignorance pervades in this day of technological and scientific discovery and advancement. In our ignorance we have more problems than in the past, more people are confused and discouraged and worried, than ever before. For the first time in our lives, many are starting to question the stability of America as a nation. e.g. We are 32 Trillion dollars in debt. How much is a trillion? Well, if you could count the large numbers at the same rate as the smaller ones (1 second), it would take 31,709 years to count to One Trillion—and we are 32 Trillion in debt. See what I mean by a nation of ignorance?
The problem started many years ago when people in America began to feel like they didn’t need God. Since then, there has been an ever increasing rate of descent into the moral, social, physical, spiritual, and yes, even fiscal abyss. Point is, we were not created to do it on our own—WE NEED GOD. The scriptures tell us: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: (Psalms 111:10)” and then there is, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7)” and finally, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. (Proverbs 9:10)”
Those who fear the Lord are generally the ones who know Him through faith in His Son, Jesus Christ; they make every effort to please Him. When they please Him, He blesses them and when they displease Him (sin), He chastens them. Since most of our nation does not even pretend to know God, is there any wonder that we no longer have His blessing?
I know there are many who think there is no God, or that hate the thought of God. You need to know that you are not a part of the solution, but part of the problem. God says, “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. (Psalms 14:1)”