A Rebellious Nation

Isaiah 1:2-3 Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.”

July 4, 1776 was the day that the United States officially declared its independence from England and became a great nation. In 1789, the United States Constitution was adopted, which was imperative to bring order to the states under a unified governmental control. However, many believe that the United States was formed under God, but few have realized that some of the major signers of the Constitution such as Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were part of the secret organization of Free Masons. Does this sound familiar? If not, our current president, “Barrack Hussein Obama” or should I say his real name “Barry Saetoro” is a Free Mason. Our pledge of allegiance was written by a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy, in 1892. However, the words “under God” was never in the original Pledge of Allegiance. These words were not added until 1954 after a campaign was done by the Knights of Columbus. So many may have believed that the Pledge always had the words “under God” in it, but to know that this is not true may help some understand why America has easily lost its “so-called” interest in God. Even though Christopher Columbus is said to have been secretly a Jew, looking for a new place for his fellow Jews to escape due to being expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition, somewhere along the line, God has been lost. Maybe it is that God allowed America to come to power for His people (Jews) to have a place of refuge until May 14, 1948 when they became a nation again.

Isaiah 1:4  Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.

Despite the reason for America’s beginning, it has shown that it has little regard for the things of the Lord. America has forsaken God and has allowed evilness to reign supreme. Many may say that government and religion has to be separate and must not be intermingled, but when has God ever allowed a nation to thrive without Him? Time and time again in the Old Testament, God destroyed nations who had no regard for Him. There IS NO SEPARATION between God and State. God is the ONLY reason that a nation can thrive successfully and when that nation turns its back on God, you can be sure that IT WILL FALL.

If we forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under. –Ronald Reagan

            If we are a nation who does not believe in God, then why are many of our laws taken from the Ten Commandments? Let’s see some examples and how there’s also so much hypocrisy in it.

1.)  Thou shall not have any gods before me. (God’s Law)

If any person or persons owing allegiance to the United States of America, shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies, giving them aid or comfort within the United States or elsewhere…SHALL SUFFER DEATH. (Section 110 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the United States)

It seems that the United States does not wish for any person to have any allegiance to any other country, but they have no allegiance to God.

2.)  Thou shall not make any graven images. (God’s Law)

Any person who, within the District of Columbia, in any manner, for exhibition or display, shall place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture…mark, or distinguish the article or substance on which so placed shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100 or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both in the discretion of the court.  (United States Code Title 4 art. 3)

Here you can get punished for destroying the image and symbol of the United States, while Oklahoma’s Capital is in the battle to have a Satanic statue put up alongside the Ten Commandments.

3.)  You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. (God’s Law)

If you threaten the President of the United States, it is a class D Felony under the United States Code Title 18, Section 871.

The United States take it serious when it comes to speaking against the United States’ President, but God’s name is used casually and without any holy regard.

4.)  Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. (God’s Law)

Blue Laws are still on the books in many states which prohibits the sale of certain items such as alcohol on Sundays. This originated from the Puritans when it was thought that people should be in church on Sundays or at least not drink on that day.

It is surprising that this law is still on the books anywhere within the United States due to the lack of God being allowed in any form including governmental and some private institutions as well.

5.)  Honor your father and mother. (God’s Law)

In California, there is a law with regards to children being obedient to their parents. It is a follow:

Section 601.

(a)  Any person under the age of 18 years who persistently or habitually refuses to obey the reasonable and proper orders or directions of his or her parents, guardian, or custodian, or who is beyond the control of that person, or who is under the age of 18 years when he or she violated any ordinance of any city or county of this state establishing a curfew based solely on age is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court.

Wow…I would say that this is serious. This is just one state that I mentioned as having laws like this for children to be obedient to their parents. It’s strange how the United States has laws like this on the books for children, but do not mind killing children at the discretion of the parent. This makes me go…hmmm. Something is wrong here.

6.)  Thou shall not kill. (God’s Law)

Well, we all know that the United States has many laws with regards to murder. So we don’t have the list the various laws that pertain to this. Murder, will usually get you locked up and in some cases on death row. However, the United States has no problem murdering millions of unborn children in their attempt for population control or what most pro-abortionists considers as, “A woman’s right to choose.” What happened to the child’s right to live?

7.)  Thou shall not commit adultery. (God’s Law)

There are 22 states with the U.S. who still have it listed in the books that adultery is a crime. Some has it as a misdemeanor and others have it listed as a felony. Regardless of what side of the coin the state falls on, this act is normally considered as immoral. However, many people are doing it and have no regards to it being that way. You can find this everyday on the television programs that many watch such as soap operas. The stars make their living by portraying characters that can only be as faithful as a cat is to a mouse. There is no such thing.

8.)  Thou shalt not steal. (God’s Law)

The U.S. has numerous laws in regards to theft. You cannot go into your local bank and rob the teller without there being some consequences to your action—the main one is having a free uniform and bunk bed in jail. You cannot steal from the IRS without there being some consequences such as jail or money being taken from your accounts and the list goes on.

9.)  Thou shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor. (God’s Law)

It is against the law to commit perjury on the witness stand. If you are summoned to court and asked to testify, they have you to take an oath stating that you will give the whole truth and nothing but the truth. They even used to include the saying, “So help you God.” If you watched the presidential swear-in, every president had to place his hand over the Bible while taking the oath of office. So, the Bible is still a guide for our country?

10.)                     Thou shall not covet. (God’s Law)

Many may not understand what coveting mean and may think that there is no such law. However, coveting is when you want something that rightfully does not belong to you and will do anything to get it. This desire will make you break laws to get what you want. For example, you may want to make the money that movie stars make, however, you have never applied yourself to become an actor/actress. Therefore, you decide that you will bootleg the movies that these actors/actresses have made so that you can receive a profit. Well, there’s an FBI warning on every movie to tell you that if you do this, you will receive fines and could also get jail time. This is the law.

So as we see, many of the laws that we have within the United States come from the basic 10 that God gave us. However, due to us being an increasingly God-less nation, we have taken God out of the picture in an attempt to become a rebellious nation.

Isaiah 1:7 Your country is desolate, your cities burned with fire; your fields are being stripped by foreigners right before you, laid waste as when overthrown by strangers. (NIV)

            I believe this is taking place within the United States now. We constantly have wild fires in California, which have prompted evacuations and destroyed homes and businesses.  Also, the borders of the United States are open where all types of people are coming in overtaking our cities and will soon flood our schools. There is already homeless people including veterans within the United States who are turned down for help and yet, our president and government have allowed illegals to come into the United States where governmental assistance will be needed for them while we are in a trillion dollar deficit. Really Brilliant!!!

Isaiah 1:9 Unless the Lord almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah. (NIV)

                  Yes, the United States has become a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah. Although everyone with the United States has not become ungodly, there is so many who have. The President has allowed and endorsed the homosexual agenda like no other president in this nation has done. He has created a nation of abomination and just as Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed for their sinful ways, the United States is under the judgment of God. The Pastors, Bishops, and other leaders of the body of Christ who have either remained silent on the issue and/or have endorsed it will also have the judgment of God as well on their shoulders for failing to guide the flock properly. The church is just as much at fault as the government for allowing this ungodliness to take place within our nation by failing to sound the alarm and telling the people that their votes matter when it comes to enforcing the laws of God. Instead of warnings…many of them are too busy begging for more money to build larger stadiums, fancier pulpits, private jets, newer cars, and pimping the poor.

Isaiah 1:11-13 “The multitude of your sacrifices—what are they to me?” says the Lord. “I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. When you come to appear before me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts? Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations—I cannot bear your worthless assemblies. (NIV)

            The church’s silence for the things of God is a foul smell in God’s nose. Week after week, ministers are teaching people about climbing up the rough side of the mountain and that their breakthrough is on the way, while sin is running amuck in the world. Yes, God wants to bless His children, but does He want to bless you only for the sake of you being a show-off to others, while there are souls who are in need of saving? Ministers want to tickle their congregants’ ears with positive and electrifying messages to get shouts, praises, and plenty of amens when people are on the Highway to Hell. Ministers want to protect their tax status instead of standing up for what’s right and preaching the unadulterated word of God. The church is much to blame for what is taking place in our society. How was prayer ever able to get taken out of schools while self-proclaimed Christians sat and watched without saying a word? How is Obama able to say that we are not a Christian nation so freely without ministers all throughout this country making such a stand that he would think the next time he want to utter those sayings out of his mouth? WAKE UP!!!

Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. (NIV)

            We must do better. Our government is off their rocker, but we need to stand for what is right as the body of Christ. What many leaders won’t do, God has given us as the body to be able to do. We must sound the alarm to the world. We must stand up for what’s right. We must go against what’s popular when it goes against the word of God. We must seek justice for the Christians who are being told by the government that they must cater to the homosexual agenda. We must defend the oppressed when innocent babies are at risk of being butchered by murderous doctors. We must stand up for the fatherless when churches are pimping single mothers to give all they have, while the pastors and their families are riding around in luxury and these children do not have college funds. We must plead the case of the widow when elderly people, not having money for food and medicine are sending their funds in to ministries that will not even visit them in the nursing homes.

Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them. (NIV)

Our ruler, our president is a rebel of the things of God. His wickedness has overtaken this country by storm and our votes allowed it to happen. This country has been overrun by a heathen ruler impersonating a Christian. Many Christian leaders have buried their heads in the sand because they are more in love with money than God. They want to collaborate with the world, be like the world, and imitate the world while calling themselves prophets, bishops, pastors, apostles, but instead, many of them are nothing more than heretics doing the work of Satan.

Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. (NIV)

God is not playing with us people! Salvation is a serious thing. He longs that we come into His fold and completely take on His cause. It doesn’t matter how much you go to church when you have no relationship with Him. It doesn’t matter that you shout and clap your hands in church when you have not stood for Him. God sent His Son to save us from our sins, but we have a work that needs to be done. We must ensure that we are witnesses for the Lord and not allow our desire to conform to the things of the world influence our decision to stand for Him. He stood for us when He suffered on the Cross for the debt we owed. We should willingly be ready to be uncompromising for Him.