Good Leadership is Essential to Restore America

2 Chronicles 14-16

King Asa, of Judah pleased God because he was good in His eyes; so, God gave him 10 years of peace when he came to the throne. During that time Asa commanded Judah to seek and obey God. He removed foreign altars, pagan shrines, sacred pillars, cut down Asherah poles, removed incense altars. He fortified towns with walls, towers, gates and bars. He taught the people to trust in the Lord. He built the army. He had 300,000 topnotch warriors from Judah and 280,000 warriors from Benjamin. 

King Asa was a good king because he followed God and did everything in his power to restore his country to righteousness. He strengthened the nation from within and prepared to defend her from the enemies surrounding her. In a dangerous world, defensive strength is essential!

Then Zerah, the Ethiopian attacked him with 1,000,000 warriors. 

Asa called on God for help and trusted Him. “O Lord, no one but You can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O Lord, our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we come against this vast horde. O Lord, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against us."

Because of King Asa's humility and faith expressed in prayer, Yahweh gave them an overwhelming victory. They conquered Zerah and other enemies in their vicinity. Then, as they returned in victory, Azariah the prophet came out to meet them with a warning.

"The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with Him. Whenever you seek Him, you will find Him. But if you abandon Him, He will abandon you.” 

 

The USA has been given the victory many times in the past because God has blessed our country for supporting Israel, spreading the gospel around the world, and feeding the hungry. But, the good deeds of our past won't keep us now.

 

We have a president who is in the process of forsaking Israel. He does not honor her leaders as friends. He criticizes her decisions. He refuses to help her prepare to deal with Iran. He is more involved with arming and protecting Islam than with ensuring Israel's safety. Since his bow to the Saudi King he has helped topple several governments which have fallen under Muslim Brotherhood control. Rather than spread the gospel, our tax dollars and oil money are being used by the nations of Islam to slaughter Christians daily. 

 

It's not enough that our forefathers served God. It's not enough to say, "God Bless America." We need righteous leadership in our nation once again to get our country back on the right track.

 

Please join with me in asking God to have mercy on us. Pray that He will open the eyes of those who have lost sight of what is most important and give them wisdom in their personal lives and in the voting booth. And pray that God will raise up a righteous leader for our country who will help us to Restore America! 

“Be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded.”