Read: 2 Corinthians 3:4-18
Listen: As all of you who follow my Devotional Blog know, I have great concern for our Nation. Why? Because I believe of the importance God placed in a people, starting with the Founding Fathers, to establish a great free nation who would trust God and propagate the Gospel of His Son Jesus Christ to the entirety of the World.
I’m sure you would agree that our Nation is in deep trouble. Let me present a thought for you to consider!
Physical blindness (the inability to see the material world) has several origins: disease, injury, malformity, age, etc. Spiritual blindness (the inability to understand spiritual truth) has only one cause: Satan, “the god of this world” who “has blinded the minds of the unbelieving. (2 Corinthians 4:3).
The problem in our Nation is Spiritual Blindness: Just as there is only one cause for spiritual blindness, so there is only one cure. Paul prescribes it in his letter to the Corinthians: “But whenever a man turns to the Lord, the veil (of unbelief) is taken away (2 Corinthians 3:16).
I truly belief our nation is living in Spiritual Darkness and only a personal encounter with the risen Christ can bring life and light. The Apostle John proclaimed that Christ is “…the true light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man” (John 1:9).
Unbelievers abide in the dominion of darkness and Satan. It is God the Father Who “delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son” (Colossians 1:13).
As the Gospel (the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ) is preached, the Holy Spirit moves in the hearts of men to guide them into the truth that sets them free. We understand our alienation from God is the result of our sins. We realize our inability to win His favor. We also clearly see that we can be forgiven and reconciled to God the Father only through Christ’s sin bearing work at Calvary.
Therefore, I believe the problem in our Nation today lies at the footsteps of our churches. Why? Because a false gospel other than Jesus and Him crucified for the most part is being preached. And this Seeker Sensitive, feel good gospel is not the truth.
Getting back to the Heart of a Nation, only repentance is the answer. We must call on Jesus’ name, asking Him to save us from our sins, placing our faith in Him alone – and in that moment our blindness is lifted that once again we can see the Kingdom of God.
