God Bless America or Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth?

Weeping and gnashing of teeth. I’ve read that numerous times and while it meant something to me, it didn’t have direct, personal meaning for me. It does now. I was at the mall today and I was filled with a great amount of sadness. I looked at all the people going about their consumer driven lives, children who grew up in a ‘politically correct’ America and have no idea of the freedoms and liberty they are now losing. My weeping is not external but my heart has been heavy just the same. Ever since reading about the horrible airport experience of a dear friend of mine (I will provide the link upon request) I have been in mourning for the demise of freedom in this country – and it’s barely audible whimper as it dies. I understand gnashing of teeth as well now because I’m so angry as the shackles are put on us. And we had it coming. “God bless America” bumper stickers proclaim. Why? Why should He? He blessed us with the founding of this country – He blessed us RICHLY for over 100 years! And then we kicked Him out. We have taken His mandate to not murder and declared it to be a right. We do not punish those that murder, instead we let them live. We have allowed over the past 60 years to have the declaration of independence to be a “living document” that gets reinterpreted every few years to meet the agenda of whatever political majority wants. The first amendment which was adopted back in 1791 was enacted originally to protect religions has, since the 1900’s been used to systematically take God and His word out of America, from removing the posting of the 10 commandments in local courthouses, to the banning of public prayer on city, state or federal property. Don’t get me started on Christmas trees. We promote sin to nth degree – from our own Sodom and Gomorrah called Vegas – what’s it’s nickname? Sin City. SIN CITY! We’ve flagrantly ignored His mandates, His wisdom and called them outdated and say that things change. “I the Lord, do not change” it says in Malachi 3. No, the only change is how much people allow sin and the only thing that changes is their tolerance of sin until their consciences are seared to numbness. We do all this and even while under judgment as we are now, we still say “God bless, America”. It’s akin to Parents leaving for the weekend, the children burning half the house down with a party that they were told not to have, wrecking the car, and then when the parents get home, instead of being repentant or feeling an ounce of guilt – greeting the horrified parents with a 10 page Christmas gift list – “Here’s what I want”. Yeah….. I don’t think so. Weeping and gnashing of teeth.

My apologies for the scattered way in which I’ve written this – I hope to do a better job next time when I am perhaps just a tad less passionate….