June 30, 2015 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Where Were You?

After 9/11, I was asked, “Where was God that day?” My reply was and always will be—‘Where were you/what did you do?’ Many people blame and/or reject God for evil in this world. God of course can do anything but He wants us to do our part and works through us. Ask not, God can you do this for me, when He’s asking you to do it for Him!

The Christian church no longer has influence as it once did in America. Religious institutions gave up their influence—they became complacent. What went wrong? Where were our mistakes? What should we have done differently?

As we now know, the gay movement has become the single most influential force in America. It is far ahead of any political party, any minority/ethnic group, and much more sophisticated than any educational group. The church has failed miserably in performing their mission and listening to what the Holy Spirit has been saying for us to do to combat destructive trends and the consequences of our sins in our society.

You ask, where did we go wrong as the Body of Christ in America, I’ll tell you where:

1. We condemn and ridicule individuals and groups that do not believe or behave as we do.

2. We offer harshness not love when individuals reach out to us for help.

3. We do not forgive sin—we try to execute judgment on the person instead. (Mathew 5: We do not mourn for the sin of others or the predicament their sin has placed them in.)

4. We placed our trust in political institutions and lobbying Washington rather than praying to God and trusting in what He wants to do.

5. We allow the media to decide how we are to think or react to local, national or world situations and events.

6. We do not wait on God for advice and direction—we are not humble.

7. We have failed to be united in Christ with direction coming from the Holy Spirit.

8. We look the other way, become apathetic; refusing to take the time to make a difference—we act as if we are better than others.

9. We have allowed our religious leadership to take up the fight while we go about our daily routines—we are ‘temperate-warm, neither cold or hot’.

10. We will never find healing for our nation or ourselves—not because of non-Christians or their sin, but because of our own sin, prideful behavior, and faithless thinking.

How is God to care, if His own people do not care? How will God forgive sin, if we do not forgive? How is God to rescue a nation, if His own people do not want to be rescued? Judgment within the Kingdom of Heaven does begin with us, not the sinner—‘the ax is laid at the root of the tree!’

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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