A pandemic disease, an economic catastrophe, riots in cities from coast to coast—dare I say it—God's judgment! Well actually, I have been saying it for four and a half decades now. In 1976 I preached that the Lord was obligated to bring judgment on this nation (and others) because He watches over His word to perform it.

Then, about 35 years ago, I stopped saying that the Lord would bring this judgment and began to say that He HAD brought judgment on America! It was made manifest by a culture that turned its back on every semblance of morality along with the breakdown of family life and the breakout of increased corruption in the "bible believing" church just as the apostle Paul writing to Timothy (2 Timothy 4:3-4) prophesied would be the case in the perilous last days.

The world and mankind have been cursed by God since Adam and the woman were expelled from the Garden and it has been a downward spiral ever since. Now, here in the U.S., mankind looks for, cries out for, the answer in economic stimulus checks, National Guard troops, and a hoped for medical breakthrough but meanwhile the answer, the ONLY answer, has been there all along:

"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"  (Galatians 3:13)

America, repent! And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."  (Ephesians 5:2)  More hatred and evil can never heal hatred and evil!

The Letter to the Ephesians - Part 25
Brainwashed, or Brain-Dirtied? — God the Father wants to change us, bring us back into His image, likeness of His Son, Jesus. He is doing that by washing, cleansing our minds of the world's corruption. We are indeed being transformed by the renewing of our minds. Satan also wants to change us. He wants us to think like the world so that we will act like the world, so we will end up like the world—which is reserved for destruction by fire!

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