America Is Choking!

It used to be that businesses closed on the weekends for two reasons: church and family. Businesses also used to close down at five o'clock during the week giving families quality time together. Now businesses stay open to all hours of the night, all night, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Many work the night shift and sleep during the day. It's a backwards world!

There's a man who used to come to our church faithfully and was a blessing, but he began feeling the financial strain and took a night job. He hasn't been to church in almost three years and is backslidden, all because of a job. He didn't get a bad attitude, or have a problem with me or anybody else in the church. He just adjusted himself to the world's schedule and in the process is lost.........again.

Now Sundays are filled with sporting events and weekend parties. There's always a new movie the kids want to go see at the theatre, which is now open through the weekend. (This makes it convenient for those who work through the week...) There's always the football game, the baseball game, the races, the casinos, the shopping malls, and don't forget the television sitting in the living room with all of the special weekend programing!

America is choking! She used to pray and say grace over her meals. Her eyes were turned heavenword, depending on the God which formed her. She breathed the clean air of morality, modesty, and character, but she is now choking on the thick air of entertainment, unfaithfulness, and the severe lack of integrity. America is choking!

She's slowly losing her will to live as she once did... Is there hope for Lady Liberty?

II Chronicles 7:14
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."