Description of United States

 Scripture:

“Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart.”  ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭28:65‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

Deuteronomy 28 is a powerful portion of Scripture in that God tells His people that if they obey Him and His decrees, He will bless them incredibly.  If they don’t follow His decrees, He will curse them.  One of the last curses God says He will do is to give them an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing and a despairing heart.  These are a description of those living in the US today.

Application:

I have never witnessed a generation that more exemplifies this curse than our generation.  People today are anxious and can’t sleep because they can’t shut their anxious mind down.  People are weary from longing for what others have and for things they cannot have.  People’s hearts are full of despair.  I have never seen this as a curse until this morning, but it appears we are under the curse that comes when God’s people stray away from Him.  I won’t make a doctrine of this, but it is very interesting.  My application is to pray for an awakening and repentance because when that happens, we can get back under the blessings of the beginning of Deuteronomy 28.

Prayer:

Father, my nation, which once served You and was built on Your principles, has walked away from You and we are under a curse.  Forgive our sin and heal our land.  We turn our hearts toward You and repent for walking away from You.  Help me to be instrumental in turning this country back to You and Your ways so we can experience Your blessings once again.  Let justice roll down across America and let conviction of sin and repentance begin.  Cleanse this land of everything we have tolerated.  Remove every idol and turn us back completely to You.

Yours Forever,

Jeff