"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children." (Hosea 4:6; KJV)
America is broken. Not just in the many obvious ways that are all over the media, but specifically in the three foundational institutions of America: family, government, and the Church.1
Family:
The biblical structure of family has taken on new meaning in this day and age. According to the Word of God, "two are better than one", "he who finds a wife finds a good thing", and "it's not good for the man to be alone". But the biblical definition of marriage has now deteriorated to 7.5 million couples living together, with 40% of those unmarried households having children. Same-sex marriage has been legalized by the highest court in our land. Transgenderism, even among children, is now being normalized. Recently, a new domestic partnership ordinance was adopted in a Massachusetts city which decided to recognize polyamorous relationships. The ethical and moral values of families in America are clearly no longer founded on the Word of God.
Government:
Vice President Mike Pence recently delivered a speech that was hailed as his best speech ever. "You know, it's not so much whether America will be more conservative or more liberal, more Republican or Democrat, more red or blue. It's whether America remains America." 2 "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every family too. For what family is so strong, what community so firm, as not to be overturned by enmity and dissension? Divisions commonly end in desolation; if we clash, we break; if we divide one from another, we become an easy prey to a common enemy; much more if we bite and devour one another."
Church:
In the book of Revelation, the Lord talks about the seven churches. The church of Laodicea was neither hot (on fire for God) nor cold (did not know God). They were lukewarm. Has the church today become lukewarm? Have we lost our zeal and passion for the things of God? Do we still hunger and thirst after righteousness? Or, have we become comfortable being in the middle of the road with one foot in the world and one foot in the kingdom? "Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity."
The real battle is: A battle for the soul of our nation. God doesn't judge a nation based on the character of one man; He judges it based on the spiritual health of its people.3
Decree with us:
"The Law came, so that the full power of sin could be seen. Yet where sin was powerful, God's gift of undeserved grace was even more powerful."
( Romans 5:20; CEV)
"For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
( John 3:17; NIV)
You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light,
( Ephesians 5:8; GNT)
For the Future of the Kingdom,
Mike and Cindy Jacobs
1. Breakdown in America https://ifapray.org/blog/breakdown-in-america/
2. Freedom and Opportunity vs. Socialism and Decline https://onevoiceprayermovement.com/freedom-and-opportunity-vs-socialism-and-decline/
3. The Destabilization of America https://mychristiandaily.com/we-are-seeing-the-destabilization-of-america/