When wicked people rule, or are in control, the end result is always going to be death. It may not come in the form of physical death, but you can be assured the results are going to be bad. In Old Testament times, for instance, we saw it manifest in such forms as sickness, disease, pestilence, plagues, famine—even death. And while those things happened back then, there is nothing that says they can’t be repeated in some form today.
The thing we have to understand, though, is these things all happened because of wickedness. They happened because the unrighteous were in control. And they happened to entire nations.
Look at what the Bible says in 1 Kings 15:25-26 about King Nadab, a ruler over Israel: “And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.”
Did you catch what that scripture said in the last part of verse 26?
Not only did Nadab sin, but the entire nation followed his path and was led away into sin. A little further down in that same chapter, in verses 33 and 34, we see the same thing happening again: “In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.”
And in Chapter 22, we see wickedness continuing during the reign of Ahaziah, the son of Ahab. In each instance where a king “did evil in the sight of the Lord,” the nation he ruled over suffered. Its people paid the price.
Preparing to Prosper Your Nation
There are consequences to be paid for sin. But if you are walking in righteousness and living a life of obedience to God and His Word, you don’t have to worry about those things. You can rest assured that not only will you prosper, but your nation will also prosper.
It is vital that every believer see this. The reason Satan so desperately desires to destroy this country is because it is the lighthouse of the gospel for the entire world. But God is not about to see that happen. He has a job for this country to do, and to help get the job done He has placed you in this nation—a nation that from its very beginning started out with the purpose of bringing all mankind back to Him.
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When righteous people are in charge, justice prevails. And when justice prevails, you get honesty. You get fairness, compassion, peace and prosperity. In other words, things are done for the good of all.
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