“Blessed Is The People Whose God Is The Lord…”
Usually,
when we speak of a relationship with God, it is in terms of a
"personal" relationship. But there is also a larger
relationship with God to be considered. It is our “national"
relationship.
This
is a real thing. It is that composite
relationship that the entire populace of a nation maintains with God. And the quality of this national relationship
directly correlates to the quality of life in a nation.
And,
in America, it now plays out this way. Not unlike Israel, America is
also a chosen nation. From her beginning
she was divinely conscripted to serve as an example to the modern world. She was to show the quality of life (characterized
by such things as strength, influence, dignity, and prosperity) which can
accrue to a people who maintain a truly respectful relationship
with God.
And,
this respectful national relationship necessarily occurs on two relational
levels. It occurs as a Christ initiated, deeply faith-based respect within the
Church. And, it occurs as a secular reverence toward God, merely based in the
willingness of the secular citizenry to be so.
But,
America is now widely failing on both levels of this relational calling. The
grassroots American Church has become broadly disrespectful in its willful shallowness.
And, the secular culture is exponentially growing in irreverence, and even
antagonism, toward God.
Thus,
absent the pretense, the nation is now hugely disrespectful toward God. And,
as a direct result, we are now a much weakened and deeply divided nation, fully
engulfed in a dark downward spiral which is already touching every facet of our
existence. And, sadder still, most seem unwilling to acknowledge this
foundational cause - this severe national erosion of respect for the divine
friendship.
