IS AMERICA FALLING OR RISING?

IS AMERICA FALLING OR RISING?

With a new crisis almost every week in America it seems sometimes that things are not to good. Stealing, killing and destruction happening every day. It doesn’t mean America is falling apart, it may be falling into Gods big plan.

Matthew 24:3-6   ³ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

⁴ And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

⁵ For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

⁶ And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

When it comes to a great kingdom like America, these latter days have been confusing to most Americans as to what is going on with people.

Jesus says take heed, (pay close attention to) that no man deceives you or mislead you with false information. For many shall come in my name claiming to be Christ, and shall deceive you.

The news will be talking about wars and making rumors of wars but stay firm on the word and trust God, or not be troubled. Even though these things must come to pass, the end is not yet.

I can tell you what is happening in America, there is a devil called Satan killing, stealing and destroying the very lives and livelihoods of many people, even Christians that are not being taught how to keep from being deceived by his deceptive ways.

James 4:7   ⁷ Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

One of Americas problems is that people even Christians won’t submit their life to God or anyone else. They demand their rights. Since God created us and gave us this life, why do they think they have a right to these rebellious rights and where are they coming from?

Matthew 24:7-8   ⁷ For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

⁸ All these are the beginning of sorrows.

These wars spoken of are ethnic and territorial. Meaning nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom still breakout all over America. We are starting to see it happening now. Our leaders are split on every decision. All of this is the beginning of sorrows, just as the word says.

America knows the truth, but rebellion is bringing her down. The ones that follow Christ be not troubled, victory is for you is assured by his word. God knew people would respond in these latter days. That they would be led by the world system instead of following His plan.

God has always had a plan, every plan God designed for mankind, mankind messed up. In the garden of Eden Adam and Eve sinned and lost control of planet earth through rebellion and deception.

Genesis 3:17   ¹⁷ And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

That didn’t work out so well. God had to come up with another plan.

Genesis 6:1-3   6 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

² That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

³ And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Because of these things God limited mans days on earth to no more than 120 years.

Genesis 6:4   ⁴ There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

 The sons of God referred to here are Fallen Angels who led a revolution against God in order to spoil the human lineage and seek to corrupt that lineage by marrying the daughters of men. This mongrel race turned out to be giants.

Genesis 6:5-8   ⁵ And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

⁶ And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

⁷ And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

⁸ But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

Before the flood evil was a continuous action. An evil that never let up. It sounds like America today. Rebellion and hate, has reached such a point until it is hard to get people to listen to the word.

God found grace with Noah and when the flood came the earth was corrupt and filled with violence and God looked upon the earth and said to Noah, I will destroy them with the earth as said in Genesis 6:13.

God has made plan after plan for Mankind. He gave the Jewish people Israel. Seven times he allowed it to be destroyed because of their disobedience and corruption.

They would not accept Jesus as the savior, because of their religiousness they had him die on the cross.

Since the Jews would not accept Gods plan, we the gentiles were graphed into the plan God intended for the Jews.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12  ⁹ Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

¹⁰ And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

¹¹ And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

¹² That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Our standard in life as believers should not come from our evil society, but from Gods word. Start now to build a righteous foundation for your life. Hope is and always will be the foundation for faith to build on. In knowing Gods word, we build on this foundation.

Psalms 11:3   ³ If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

If and when your foundation is shaky because of the world situation and sometimes you wish you could just go and hide, remember God is still in control and His power has not diminished at any turn of events.

God has had a plan for mankind since the beginning of time and no leader, no president, no man or event is going to change Gods plans. Never give up. Faith and hope build a very good foundation.

2 Timothy 3:1-5    3 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

² For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

³ Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

⁴ Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

⁵ Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

The last days that is spoken of here are these times we are living in today. The word perilous times means difficult and dangerous times. The times we as Christians are living in before the Rapture.

God knew that in the last days we would go through trials and tribulations and we would face these everyday worldly deteriorating conditions. That is why he gave us the whole armor to use.

Ephesians 6:10-13   ¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

¹³ Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

This armor will protect us against the wiles which are deceptive strategies of the devil. You should know that God does not preserve the believers from difficult circumstances, both the righteous and the wicked will he test.

Don’t ignore Gods tests and challenges. Use them as opportunities to grow. Sometimes for Christians these are unpredictable days. Living for God in a hostile and deceitful world can make you feel alone. That is the precise time to seek out other believers for strength and support.

Romans 8:28-32   ²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

²⁹ For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

³⁰ Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

³¹ What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

³² He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Verse 29 explains why and how all things could possibly work for good. He foreknew us and predestinated us to be like Jesus. To fulfill our purpose we were justified, sanctified and glorified. Filled with the power of the Holy Spirit.

The word predestinate means the purposes for which something or someone is intended or appointed to. If God be for us who can be against us. Though Satan may try, he is no match for the Father.

John 10: 28-29   ²⁸ And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

²⁹ My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand

So the question is, is America falling apart or falling into Gods plan? Both, because after the rapture the believers will be gone and at that time the world will be left with a chaotic mess that the whole world has never seen before.

Then the man of perdition who is the anti-christ will be in charge.

John 17:12   ¹² While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

2 Peter 3:10-13   ¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

¹¹ Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

¹² Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

¹³ Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Yes, it will fall apart however if you are a believer this will not affect you for you will be with Jesus, this is God’s plan for us and this world.

Revelation 17:17   ¹⁷ For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.