America’s Future

By Dr. Charles Stanley

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-9

I. Introduction: Is it possible to predict a nation's future? Can we anticipate trends, such as blessing and liberty or poverty and oppression? I believe that a simple yet powerful biblical principle indicates where our nation is headed: You will reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than you sow. This principle has tremendous implications for America's future. Given the seeds of wickedness that many in our nation are sowing, we are heading toward disaster. It's not too late to change course, but Christians must act now to preserve our precious liberties.

II. The Principle Explained

A. Whatever you and I sow today, we will reap more of later. Galatians 6:7-8 says, "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life."
B. "Sowing to the flesh" refers to indulging the "self"—surrendering to our tendency to sin
(Gal. 5:19-21). Those who practice a life of sin will eventually experience corruption, suffering, and death.
C. "Sowing to the Spirit" means we surrender to the Holy Spirit and allow Christ to live His life through us (Gal. 5:22-23). If we sow to the Spirit, you and I will have supernatural peace in the midst of difficulty and earn eternal rewards.
D. A person who sows wickedness will not escape the harvest of his or her actions. Galatians 6:7 cautions us to avoid lying to ourselves that we will be the exception to the rule. If America really believed what the Bible says about consequences, our nation would not be heading in its current direction.

III. The Principle Applied

A. The United States was founded on the principles of Scripture. For generations, no one questioned praying or teaching the Bible in school. Court cases and sessions of Congress opened with prayer. During that time period, we sowed faith in God and reaped the blessings.
B. About 50 years ago, things started changing in our nation.

1. Prayer and Bible reading were banned from public education.
2. Anything that mentioned God was removed from government buildings. Example: the Ten Commandments
3. Crosses and other symbols of our faith came under attack, mostly through the court system.
4. We legalized killing unborn babies and have murdered 50 million so far.
5. Same-sex unions are recognized as marriages in some states, although God's Word forbids homosexual acts(Lev. 20:13).
6. More and more, the name of Jesus is a forbidden word. Scripture says the Father gave Him "the name that is above every name" (Phil. 2:9). Can God continue to bless this nation if we refuse to honor the One who gave His life so we might truly live?

C. Essentially, as a nation we have said, "We don't need You, God." In the fifth chapter of Isaiah, verses 20 and 24 warn, "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil . . . Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes stubble and dry grass collapses into the flame, so their root will become like rot and their blossom blow away as dust; for they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel." Man can pass laws legalizing ungodly behavior, but God's principles don't change.
D. What are our scriptural responsibilities?

1. We need to stand up and live out the godly life we profess. If more pastors and other leaders had consistently preached biblical truth, we would not be in the situation America faces today. As believers, we need to faithfully live out our convictions.
2. Speak up. Don't be ashamed of the name of our Savior. One day, "every knee will bow . . . and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord" (Phil. 2:10-11).
3. Cry out to God to change the direction of our nation. He promises that He will respond to that prayer (2 Chron. 7:14). The spiritual core of our nation needs to change, and that change must begin in the house of God.

IV. Conclusion: We reap what we sow, more than we sow, and later than we sow. This fundamental biblical principle is true both in our personal lives and on a national level. We will reap the consequences for our disobedience. Make sure your life is contributing to the spiritual health of this nation, not detracting from it. If you and I want to live in a free country, we must be willing to take responsibility for maintaining our liberty.

Hi.

Great post! I agree with everything except 1 point, America being built on Godly Principles.

The opening lines of the Constitution state that "all men are created equal with unalienable rights,

1. Life
-Not to "all men". Slaveowners, including the man who wrote those wordd,.were free to kill their slaves as they saw fit. The Government just simply did not take this freedom seriously

2. Liberty
-In addition to slavery, women did not even have the liberty to participate in their government. They were disenfranchised and muted by the Government of that day and opressed by the male-dominated society. That includes all who didnt fall under the voting category "white male property owners"

3. Pursuit of happiness
-The Government really didnt take this seriously. Consider, for instance, the ban on interracial marriage in a lot of states that wasnt overturned until 1967. Time and time again, the government put restrictions and bogus laws to demoralize certain people groups and stop them from pursuing their happiness.

So yes, America practices a lot of evil, but this is not something new, it has been a self-sustaining practice. Since the government is run by people, the cultures vices will inevitably take over. No matter what they use as their justifications (in history, slaveowners and pro-segregationists/mysogynists abusing the Bible) or us using our post-modern humanistic ideas now, it still remains that US (like all nations) will continue to practice evil until the New and Better Kingdom is installed! Hopefully this is soon! But Dr. Stanley is right that we should at least combat evil practices so that the evil doesnt conpletley take over.

I Think our Nation was blessed from it beginning ! I personally believe GOD made us a great and mighty nation !But we have voted in evil leaders , which in time as bought us down ! We are under a great attack from evil spirits , using mostly evil men ! This nation is hated for backing Israel ! But God has used this nation to bless the whole world ! Now we are in serious trouble ! I do know i had a Vision once three times!Same vision ! God revealed too me ! Tampa, Florida would be Nuked ! He never told me when ! I have asked many times ! That was about 5 too 7 years ago ! I do think , we will be taken out before GOD Wrath comes upon this world ! How much we might suffer til then ? I Do not know !

When God puts a hook in the jaw of Russia and draws it to Israel , God will also call a great nation from the other side of the earth to fight see Ezekiel 38 & 39.

Jeremiah 6:21–23 KJV
21 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
22 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country ((Russia)), and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth ((America)).
23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

The United states was not a cruell nation ! It helped the nations after wars ! they gave things away after building them ! We have been and are a foolish nation , the bible talks about 1 Look we never need fear anything ! He is always with us and never leaves us !

Lsten i know we are just before a New age on the Earth ! Which takes place after the Great tribulation [God Wrath } i know it close to beginning? but we should not Fear , but put our Faith in our LORD JESUS ! We Do not live by sight , But by Faith ! No matter How bad things look !

Originally Posted by spirit1st

The United states was not a cruell nation ! It helped the nations after wars ! they gave things away after building them ! We have been and are a foolish nation , the bible talks about 1 Look we never need fear anything ! He is always with us and never leaves us !

Lsten i know we are just before a New age on the Earth ! Which takes place after the Great tribulation [God Wrath } i know it close to beginning? but we should not Fear , but put our Faith in our LORD JESUS ! We Do not live by sight , But by Faith ! No matter How bad things look !

Think about America with all the Christian influence removed and under the control of the antichrist!