How blinded?
A man sits upon a step. It leads to nowhere. Once it led to the
most famous place in America. It was the Capitol. But, alas they
feared not the Lord, but put Him out of all their ways. Thus,
the epitaph is: How blinded we were? We prepared for a calamity,
but who can be prepared for the wrath of Almighty God? The
answer, no one.
That surely would be our final statement after the judgment
falls upon a secular nation called America. The once polished
stone shining in the world is now a faint glimmer of what it
used to be. Gone are the people that feared the Lord and ordered
their conversation aright. Gone are the congressman who stood
bravely against the attempts of ungodly sorts to turn away
anything that gives to God credit, glory, or obedience. Now, the
love, turning colder, shakes it head and says..."How blinded we
were".
The distance cries are in the tens of thousands. These are the
innocent ones that were murdered in their life arrival. These
are the ones that were torn asunder by instruments of torture
preventing a life to live. These are those who aborted remains
are tossed as refuse upon the scrap heap of history. No one
mourns them. No one cares. No one protests anymore. Gone, simply
vanished in the daily lives of the america that once stood
proudly for life. Now, it vanquishes this life with death and
blood. Those who did protest were looked upon as the culprits.
These, they said were the ones "to blame for this chaos". Thus
the evil became good and good became evil.
Along the streets another Sodom arrives. It is the day of pride.
Once upon a time another city called Gomorrah was as this one
was. Now it is gone, the victim of its own pride and sin. They
feared not the Lord God who made them. With these who have gone
this pathway before, this Sodom doesn't see the danger. It
thrives in a place called America, in a Town that has bravely
stood against such evils in the past, now it embraces this as
good. Sodom has another day to be proud and do its own evil or
another day to repent. But how long? The sand is running out of
Eternities clock, then those who do such things will face the
Lord God who made them. Then their pride will wilt as lettuce in
the noon day sun. Their courage will be as women in birth pangs
and their teeth will be grinding away in pain. For thus the Lord
warned them, but this is America, we are safe here. But the
voice winds down to a whisper and says "or so we thought, how
blinded we were".
In the church the minister is looking around. It is full he
reminds himself. All is good. We are financially blessed,
spiritually mature, and living as saints. Yet, in the mist of
deception, a shadow stirs in the corner. Yet another victim is
seen listening to this voice. It tells them " God is good, he
doesn't bother with your sins. Your rich and in need of nothing,
just look how good you are doing." The shadow slinks away to
another victim as the preacher preaches on. Gone are the days of
annointed preaching. "Preaching it as it is" the old timers
would say. "Hell fire and brimstone", "the gospel nuggets given
out" another would say. The gospel today is filled with living
the good life, making it big, having money and riches. Enjoying
the good life. As one preacher said "don't tell me you can have
joy without money. Money is the thing that brings joy, it is
better than the Holy Spirit". Thus the deceptive mirror is
turned inward and no one sees. The rich and in need of nothing
crowd has just grown again. The church is full, the message is
soothing, and the disciples are multiplying. The problem is, no
one knows what the gospel is anymore. The epitaph is being read
in eternity...."woe to those who are rich, woe to those who are
blinded with the world, woe to those who love the world and its
things"...For they will surely say, "how blinded we were".
Yet, amidst all the chaos of the end time schedule. There is a
fire burning in the depths of a few. These are those who love is
not of the world, nor of its things. These are those who know
the gospel message and share it. These are those who know the
Lord God. These are those who follow Yeshua HaMassiach in
Hebrew, the Lord Jesus Christ in English. The heart is burning,
the love is overwhelming, the dedication is to the death. Their
love is steeped in Him who gave Himself for them. They were the
sinners saved by grace, the lost who were found, and the
wanderers who finally found a home. These are those who trust in
the Lord...Surely they will say...."this is our God, we have
waited for Him, this is the Lord, He will save us"....The
Watchman....Evang. Dana G Smith