I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Ezekiel 16.

I hate to put the United States in the place of Israel, or Judah, in Old Testament prophecies because the United States is NOT God’s Chosen Nation.  However, there is some parallel between the founding of this country and this prophecy.  The United States did not gain its independence because of its strength of arms.  It became independent because world affairs meant that Britain could not dedicate the force necessary to put down the rebellion.  Even after that, the United States remained a weak nation whose prosperity grew because world affairs kept more powerful nations from attacking it.  Throughout that history one also sees numerous accessions when God’s Spirit swept through the nation transforming society for the better.  And now we as a nation seek other gods and sacrifice our children on the altar of political expedience, not just through abortion, but also through the child predators who seem to inhabit the highest levels of power in our nation.  However, it is more than just that.  As I mentioned yesterday, even many of those who seek to bring about change place more emphasis on the government as the solution than on God.  The change we need will not come from the government.  It will only come if and when we turn to God and ask Him for deliverance.