A plea for change
We can see a lot wrong everywhere we look—and it's set to get worse as we progressively turn away from God.
However, while Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 warn of dire judgment on disobedience, the same chapters call for repentance, a national and individual turning away from sin. Notice Leviticus 26:40-45: "But if they confess their iniquity [sin] and the iniquity of their fathers...then I will remember My covenant with Jacob ... for their sake I will remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God."
This promise is beautifully echoed in 2 Chronicles 7:14: "If My people who are called by My name will 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."
Our nations are unlikely to change before the return of Jesus Christ to this earth—but you can. God "now commands all men everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30). Follow His admonition in Philippians 2:12 to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling"!
Source: What's at the Heart of National Problems?
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