Everyone has an idea and an opinion about the IFs, the WHATs, the WHYs and the WHEREFOREs that took place in Orlando this past Sunday morning. For the next few weeks and months we the American people will be inundated with information provided by the news media. Of course many experts in crime, terror and justice will expound on what should have, what could have, if only what would have. And, politicians will take full advantage of this calamity.
But, you know what? In all reality the horror of these recent mass killings is not the real problem, but it is an obvious indication of what the real problem is. I predict that there will be hundreds and maybe thousands of other innocent Americans slaughtered in the near future. Until the majority of Americans, particularly American Christians, recognize what the real problem is, NOTHING WILL CHANGE!
America has a SIN problem! Too many of us Americans have forgotten that Almighty God is the reason that this Nation ever came into being. Too many Americans have placed self importance above the God that has given us everything. Many Americans, who claim to be Christians, have become idolaters, and most often our idol of choice is SELF.
Call me a bigoted right-winger, call me crazy, call me obnoxious and stupid. I may be all of those things, but if you call me what I am you will call me first a Christian. I’m born-again into the Family of God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ a Christian. There are things wrong with me, like my attitude sometimes, like my focusing on myself too often, however, I’m not beyond God’s discipline. He does discipline me often because I am His. But, my sins are all covered by the Shed Blood of Jesus Christ.
Back to the problem of Sin and all these killings in America; The solution is obvious and it comes right from the Holy Scripture.
“When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
~Almighty God, (2 Chronicles 7:13-14 ESV)
If you are a born-again-Christian, forget about yourself and think about others. Pray for our Nation and think good thoughts about all the good things that Almighty God provides for us each day.