I God Controls Nations, Punishes Their Sins

I God Controls Nations, Punishes Their Sins

• Gn.6, God’s rangerange• Gn.15:12-16, God’s patiencepatience• Is.10, God’s MOMO • Is.40:6-8, 15, God’s

sovereigntysovereignty• Dn.2, God’s timelessnesstimelessness • Dn.4, God’s kingskings

• Dn.5, God’s judgmentjudgment • Ro.13, God’s appointmentappointment

II U.S. Continues To SinkII U.S. Continues To Sink

• Ps.9:17– 1798, John Adams: “Our “Our

Constitution was made only Constitution was made only for a moral and religious for a moral and religious people. It is wholly people. It is wholly inadequate to the government inadequate to the government of any other” of any other”

– No wonder some politicians have worked so hard to rewrite the Constitution for lawless people

The problem: forgetfulnessThe problem: forgetfulness

• Ps.127:1– America did not build itself – Many have forgotten God

• Pro.14:34– Our country is “slinking down Our country is “slinking down

to Sodom” to Sodom” – Homosexual marriages,

lotteries, violence, entertainment. . . • Global warning – sin• Gay rights – doing right

III When Will God Destroy America?III When Will God Destroy America?

• Ps.2:1-4 – God destroyed Assyria,

Babylon, M-P, Greece, Rome…

• Hab.1, His timing is His business

– A delaydelay in judgment is not the same thing as a cancellationcancellation

– Whatever God does, we can trust Him to do what is right. Gn.18:25

IV How Will God Judge America?IV How Will God Judge America?

• Ex.23:28 (Dt.7:20; Josh.24:12) • Disappearance of bees • The plague • Locusts (Joel) • Flu • Terrorism

– Islam – N. Korea – China

V What Can Christians Do?V What Can Christians Do?

1.1. Pray Pray.. 1 Tim.2:1-2– If not for people like you, If not for people like you,

this destruction may have this destruction may have already comealready come

– Gn.18:22-33

2.2. Live the gospel Live the gospel. 1 Tim.2:1-2

– Gn.18:32 – Our primary concern…Our primary concern…

3. 3. Prepare to leavePrepare to leave. 1 Co. 7:26…29-313. 3. Prepare to leavePrepare to leave. 1 Co. 7:26…29-31

– ““It is inevitable that suicide It is inevitable that suicide bombers like those who have bombers like those who have attacked Israeli restaurants attacked Israeli restaurants and buses will strike the and buses will strike the United Stated [and] we will United Stated [and] we will not be able to stop it”not be able to stop it” (Former

FBI director Robert Mueller)

• We don’t know if or when this will happen

• Jn.5:28-29, a certainty!

Hb.9:27Hb.9:27

• Homeland Security gives warnings

– God issues warnings. 2 Pt. 3:9

• 1 Jn.2:17 – Worldly, indifferent

Christians don’t fit in w. either group

– “F. D. Roosevelt is my god”

4.4. Trust GodTrust God. . Hab.3:17 (Dt.28:15-18)4.4. Trust GodTrust God. . Hab.3:17 (Dt.28:15-18)

– They would lose fig trees, fruit on vines, olives, food from fields, flocks, and herds

– This national disaster was at handat hand, and inevitableinevitable

What to do?What to do?

• Worry? • Panic? • Lose faith? • Blame God?

– 18, Yet I will rejoice in the Lord…

– 19 •Habakkuk began his prayer with trembling fear, but ends it with triumphant faith