The world is in an uproar over Russia annexing Crimea with Ukraine in its sights. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin also is flexing his muscle in South America. All the hard work and money spent by the American taxpayer to break up the Soviet Union and win the Cold War has been lost because of a weak, naive and ineffectual “president.” While the occupant of the Oval Office is weak, naive and ineffectual, he has been very good at keeping his promise to “remake America.” America is remade in his image–weak, naive and ineffectual. The president did what he said he would do, and now everybody is surprised that the leader of the free world can’t block communist aggression. No surprise, like dissolves like.
Americans are paying the price for electing godless leadership. Communism and socialism is godless. No question. Their manifesto calls for the abolishment of all religion. So when any people group, any nation, elects godless leaders, or leaders who are just saying they know God to get votes, there is a huge risk that their leadership will make decisions and act in ways that bring down consequences upon the people. The Lord gave us the formula for good leadership in Exodus 18:21, “Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.”
This is the precept upon which the American form of government was designed. John Adams is quoted as saying, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Now Christians can over analyze who John Adams was and what he really stood for, but by and large, this quote holds the sentiments of the Founders. We are seeing clear evidence that he is correct. The Constitution is being usurped by immoral and godless people. The laws are not being enforced equally, or enforced at all, depending on what law it is and who breaks it. Constitutional authority is being abridged every day. There is no moral or godly compass.
When there is a vacuum of godliness, evil advances. Russian aggression should come as no surprise. It should also be no surprise that America is in steep and rapid decline. The leadership we have in this country is largely godless and immoral. The will of the people to hold these usurpers of righteousness accountable is also weak. There is a rough road ahead, possibly like no other faced by any previous generation of Americans. There will come a time, if it is not already here, that Christians will not only be hated, but will also be sought because they know the answer to the problems. Study the word of God; know Jesus. For the time is coming when you must speak boldly as you ought to speak.
