We have rejected God on every front. As God does not force his graceon us, neither does he force his protection. We have said, as a nation, as long
as the economy is good, we don’t need god and his restrictive rules. It does
not matter what kind of morals our leaders have as long as they bring us a
strong economy. God is loving, he is not going mess with us, but when
tragedy comes we scream, “where was God? Why did He let this happen?”
The answer is simple. God is a gentleman. He does not stay where he is
asked to leave, but when he leaves, so does his protection.
Why would God draw away his protective hand from us? We have
expelled God from our schools. Our courts have sought to remove all
reference to God from the public agenda. Even symbols of God have been
outlawed. We have rewritten history in denial of the truth of our godly
heritage.
We have allowed the courts, the entertainment media, and the
perverts to dictate our morals_or should I say our lack of morals. The ACLU
has screamed for the rights of the pornographers, the perverts and the
criminals, and we have pitifully given in to their theatenings. Even our leaders
will not dare lead us in prayer, but settle for the spineless “let us have a
moment of silence.” We have been silent too long.
We have shed the innocent blood of more than forty-one million unborn
children. We have even made it a federal offense to block the entrance of
abortion clinics in a heroic effort to save a child’s life.
We have shunned those who have stood up for righteousness and
morality. “Religion should be private.” “Don’t force your beliefs on me.” “We
are prosperous_we don’t need God.”
If one can find unrevised editions of our history, one can read of
numerous times when George Washington and other Founders of our nation
were divinely protected. Where is that divine protection now?
As we have agonized over the tragedy of Sept. 11, we have heard
many prayers. Prayers for mercy, for help and for justice. What we haven’t
heard are prayers for forgiveness for what we have done to force God to
remove His hand of protection from our land. Unless we repent, we will
perish.
What is it like to live in a nation without the protective hand of God?
We have only begun to see.
*Editor’s Note: Steve Casey is a freelance writer from Stonewall, La and has
given permission to publish this article.