So Are The Paths Of All That Forget God
I recently ran across an obscure verse of Scripture in what is regarded as the oldest writing of the Bible, the book of Job, concerning The paths of all who forget God.
I've been thinking along these lines for one or two months now, and have done a large amount of research and have just written several articles for one of my web sites concerning the difficulties we face in the America and in the world today. I believe we are on the trail we are on because as a country we have forgotten God, but naturally whether you think that or not does not change the facts in relation to the grim reality of our present predicaments.
America is following the same path as Europe who by their own definition is post Christian.
What is the greatest problem facing America?
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Folk who have turned away from Morale values, and have taken their eyes away from GOD.
In the book of Job, we find these words, So are the trails of all that forget God Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web. He shall lean upon his place, however it shall not stand: he shall hold it quick but it shall not endure. Job 8:13-15
My paraphrase of these verses:
A nation who forgets God is trusting in a spider's web. Everything it trusts in will collapse.
Now I regard myself as a positive person, and I suspect that may be a Christian virtue , however , we ca not shut our eyes to what has happened around us. It's not so much the economy that is the issue, but the exit from God and Biblical morals. Naturally as usual the economy will show progress and bigger excess in time. Exponential technology actually has some exciting things in store and some in the very near future. But that does not remedy our spiritual needs.
On the buck bill still remains the statement In God we trust but I'm afraid that we as a country would be more honest if it read In the greenback we trust.
President Barack Obama said that the US was no longer a Christian country, but now many religions. He's right, but the fact still remains that America wasn't set up on other faiths; it was set up on the Christian religion of the Bible. Why then do some think it is politically correct to embrace all the different sentiments which are in contrast to what we suspect as Christians?
Old Colonial Williamsburg was the capitol of Virginia. "For the majority of the 18th century, Williamsburg was the center of government, education and culture in the Colony of Virginia. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, James Monroe, James Madison, George Wythe, Peyton Randolph, and others molded democracy in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the U. S. here. " *
Located in Old Colonial Williamsburg is a church building where they still hold services. It was created in the 17 hundreds and was used by the forefathers of this county, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and others to worship God. If you visit there today, you'll see the name tags of these famous forefathers on the family cubical where they sat.
The pilgrims hazarded their lives to come to America so they could have religious freedom to worship God. Our forefathers, the 55 guys that signed the declaration of Independence, were Christians overwhelmingly: 51 were Christians 3 were Deists and one is unknown.
However somewhere along the way our nation has turned from God...actually gradually on the way. The drift away from God had its roots in Europe long before the discovery of America. When the early travellers sowed the seeds of Christianity, which they brought over from Europe, in the new world, there were also those who were scattering the tares of Deism, also originating in Europe. Deism is a philosophy that teaches that God made the universe but isn't involved directly in it, and left it to run itself. Deism became the bridge between Christianity and the new age philosophy of today called secular humanism. The philosophy of Deism which did teach the existence of God steadily developed into secular humanism which is basically unbelieving or agnostic.
The drift away from God was speeded up with. The Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution essentially had its start in England in 1773. It started with the first cotton spinning mill. Following this were more inventions and finally factories were built.
England did not need to share their success with the rest of the world so they forbid any person working in factories to travel abroad.
In the meantime America was trying hard to get their own Economic Revolution started, so they offered a serious reward for anyone coming up with the technology to build a cotton spinning mill.
It so occurred that an Englishman named Samuel Slater camouflaged himself and came to America and made public from memory the simple way to build cotton spinning mill, and the ball was rolling and the Industrial Revelation was on its way in America.
Eli Whitney would later invent the Cotton Gin, Robert Fulton, the Steam Engine and Francis Cabot Lowell, the American Textile Industry and plenty of other inventers would add to this lineup over time.
The American Dream originally was the need to worship God freely in the new world but with the industrial revolution it turned its focus away from God and on the material gain which now characterizes the American Dream.
The Industrial Revolution expanded the dream to financial independence and owning a home. However as automation came to industry and the necessity for skilled labor lessoned, folks begin to look for alternative methods to gain their dream and to grow extremely rich swiftly.
That came with the provision of credit and the credit card. Houses might be purchased for small down and funded for 30 years and other goods might be acquired without any collateral, and people also start to pursue become wealthy schemes.
A selection of engaging but elusive systems have evolved, and today the 3 leading ways to instant wealth are large-prize TV game shows, big-jackpot state lotteries and compensation suits. The big-jackpot Lotteries, which states have adopted to extend academic revenues, hypes the chance of being an immediate millionaire, but nothing is said about the chances which are in the millions to one. I do not buy lottery tickets and still have about the same likelihood of winning as those who waste their money on them.
Currently however the American Dream is becoming a dream about the past with the recent downturn of the economy and the burst of the housing bubble.
So what lies ahead now? It will be different to say the least.
There are 3 things, not original with me, but typically assumed which will occur in this decade that may set it apart from any other decade we have ever seen, and will contribute to the downfall spoken of in Job.
1. There will be a large change in how we live our lives.
2. There will be no way to switch the inevitable.
3. It'll last for a long period of time.
The focus today is on the economy that does not seem to need to recover and the ever elevating price of energy and the declining natural resources. These are revolutionizing the way we live. As I mentioned earlier, there's hope in times to come. Exponential technology will in time produce alternate systems of energy with solar power being one of the most promising sources. There's 5 times more solar electricity available every day than the entire world wishes but a viable solution to tap into it is still to be uncovered. More artificial materials will replace those contingent on naturally occuring resources as plastics have replaced many metal parts on autos and other stuff, and eventually the economy will yet again flourish as a result, but meanwhile there'll be some significant changes that are likely to be around for some time.
I am terrified that all the fun of what technology can open up for the future only leads us further away from any dependance on God. While I?m for the profusion that technology guarantees, I'm more nervous about America's need to turn back to God.
Each prediction of the Bible has been satisfied right on schedule with the single exception of those concerning the end time events which still lay in future times. You can be assured that the verses in Job have already been fulfilled a number of times related to the nation Israel and others. It'll happen to America also if there's not a spiritual awaking. So Are the Trails of All That Forget God.
Our hope as a nation and as people is only in God. The Biblical times in Israel's history when they turned away from God were the times that they dropped and were enslaved by other states. If that occurred to God's own chosen people of the Bible, why would anybody doubt that it can also happen to America, if America continues its drift away from God? Learn today how you can know God personally.* Wikipedia.
About the author: Jimmie Burroughs is an inspiring speaker and writer who has been involved in teaching Christian Private Development for over 30 years. There may be more than 600 articles to help you on his website in your personal growth. Be sure to take vantage of the FREE offer to get the eBook The 4 Pillars for Personal Development while available.
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