Just Another Faithless Nation

In the old days we prayed for the faithless nation of Russia. The preacher would tell us how blessed we were not live in a faithless nation. In order to serve God the people of Russia had to “go underground”. Maybe they were better off spiritually, than America today. Our country has become faithless but we don’t have an underground. According to the TV programs we are facing the end of this age because our way of life has reached its expiration date. The materials we need are dirty and about to be depleted. The fact that our way of life is in jeopardy should not cause us to be faithless. Maybe we became faithless first.

One time Jesus was talking about God and our time in history when He said, I can guarantee that he (God) will give them justice quickly. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Luke 18:8 All through history people have called out to God for justice and He has answered. However, the question here is “will anyone be calling out?” Oh, I know that every Church person today will cry out that they are people of faith. But does their faith please God? We know that there are many kinds of faith. But if we want to live with God in eternity our faith must be approved by Him. Only by studying God’s word can we be sure that our faith is properly founded in truth.

Before Jesus left the earth he gave a warning. Then many will lose faith. They will betray and hate each other. 11 Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 And because there will be more and more lawlessness, most people's love will grow cold. 13 But the person who endures to the end will be saved. Matt 24:10-13 When a believer ignores the leading of the Spirit they are lawless in the sight of God. Romans tells us that we are to live under the law of the Spirit. Of course, without doing what God wants, our Christian love is going to grow cold. We have become indifferent to our spiritual life. Folks say they have faith but they ignore the life God commands. Church people will be judged faithless for not doing what they know.

There are several things that cause believers to grow cold. Paul talked about one of the main reasons when he said, But people who want to get rich keep falling into temptation. They are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires which drown them in destruction and ruin. 10 Certainly, the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some people who have set their hearts on getting rich have wandered away from the Christian faith and have caused themselves a lot of grief. 1 Tim 6:9-10 As a person gains things in this world, it becomes easier and easier to ignore God on a daily basis. When we don’t seek God daily we are becoming faithless. When enough individuals ignore God we become another faithless nation.

Another problem this country faces is a lack of righteousness. Some believers claim righteousness but they don’t love the people around them.  We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave his life for us. That means we must give our lives for other believers. 17 Now, suppose a person has enough to live on and notices another believer in need. How can God's love be in that person if he doesn't bother to help the other believer? 18 Dear children, we must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words. 1 John 3:16-18 It is not possible to be righteous if you don’t show your love like Jesus did. When a believer refuses to act the way Jesus acted, they have become faithless.

Truth has certainly fallen in this country. No one can claim to be right with God and have unconfessed lies in their life. Many today think that they do not need to confess because nobody knows what they have done. God knows everything and we must admit that we are guilty of every sin in our life. Without confession of our sins there is no way to live a life based on the truth. Faith in God begins with us turning our life into the path of truth. We have many people today attempting to live for God but they never dedicated themselves to total truthfulness. So Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, “If you live by what I say, you are truly my disciples. 32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32

The truth is that many believers are in love with this world.  In order to claim a life of faith to God, we must fight to hate the world. When Jesus was praying for us he said this. They don't belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. 17 “Use the truth to make them holy. Your words are truth. 18 I have sent them into the world the same way you sent me into the world. 19 I'm dedicating myself to this holy work I'm doing for them so that they, too, will use the truth to be holy. John 17:16-19 Thinking people should be able to see why we have become a faithless nation. You must fight in order to live a godly and faithful life. It is time for us to dedicate ourselves to the holy work of God.