I’ve been studying the Bible books of Kings and this is all spelled out so clearly. God wished to bless Israel and showed great patience and mercy, even with Ahab! All the same both Israel and Judah had stubbled and fell.

Just read how Jehoshephat brought all of Israel together for a prayer of repentance and the amazing result. Of course it wasn’t a “cure all – end all” as the people were quickly back to their double-minded ways. But because of Jehoshephat’s prayer the enemies that had come to destroy them ended up fighting and defeated one another rather than coming against Israel!

Hey, that COULD be the result in our world today if only America could repent and we would bring in GODLY LEADERS!

So then the converse must also true – Cursed is the nation who’s god is not the LORD.

A couple of years ago, I got into a bit of trouble for teaching a group of women that we would do well to connect the national calamities we were witnessing with a likely judgment from GOD. I did not know of this statement you quoted above: “Providence punishes national sins with national calamities.” But, I couldn’t agree with it more.

Dr. Henry Blackaby, author of EXPERIENCING GOD once said “If a nation or a people have to ask wherin have we departed from You Lord (that we should be deserving of His mighty hand of discipline) then we’re a long ways off from Him.”

I suspect that the vast majority of those sitting in a pew on any given Sunday, would fall into that category, if they even asked at all. I do not say this as one who sees herself as more righteous than they….more like ‘It takes one to know one.’ You know, like ‘been there done that?’

If the Pastor’s in our churches won’t even call the flock to repent and return, then will someone PLEASE tell me how in the Name of Him who is above every other, will we ever see an American President do it?

Lord Jesus, come quickly!!