{"id":231,"date":"2022-08-30T06:35:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T06:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/?p=231"},"modified":"2022-08-30T19:47:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:47:23","slug":"when-government-rejects-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/?p=231","title":{"rendered":"When Government and its People Reject God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever since our government determined to put a large wedge between church and state, they have continually become more demonic and depraved. Always remember that the word &#8220;secular&#8221; is a nice word (euphemism) for &#8220;atheist.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friends, every time you push God out, something else will come rushing in. It won&#8217;t be something good or lasting. It will be deceptive, cunning, wicked and destructive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThere is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.\u201d                    <\/strong> Proverbs 14:12; 16:25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>1962 <\/strong>our federal government decided to take prayer out of schools. In <strong>1968<\/strong> our federal government decided that teaching creationism in public schools was advancing religion. In <strong>1970<\/strong> our federal government decided it would support abortion. This is just 3 factors. I am sure we can name many other ways our government has chosen the slippery slope. The statistics tell the rest of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/prison-rate-increase.png?resize=525%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/prison-rate-increase.png?resize=1024%2C698&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/prison-rate-increase.png?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/prison-rate-increase.png?resize=768%2C524&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/prison-rate-increase.png?w=1198&amp;ssl=1 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/divorce-rate.png?resize=525%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/divorce-rate.png?w=551&amp;ssl=1 551w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/divorce-rate.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rape-increase.png?resize=525%2C441&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rape-increase.png?w=568&amp;ssl=1 568w, 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(max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cohabitation-increase.png?resize=525%2C282&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cohabitation-increase.png?resize=1024%2C550&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cohabitation-increase.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cohabitation-increase.png?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cohabitation-increase.png?w=1351&amp;ssl=1 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unmarried-women-2.png?resize=525%2C282&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unmarried-women-2.png?resize=1024%2C550&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unmarried-women-2.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unmarried-women-2.png?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unmarried-women-2.png?w=1351&amp;ssl=1 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/age-getting-married.png?resize=525%2C282&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/age-getting-married.png?resize=1024%2C550&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/age-getting-married.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/age-getting-married.png?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/age-getting-married.png?w=1351&amp;ssl=1 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/men-decrease-productivity.png?resize=525%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/men-decrease-productivity.png?resize=1024%2C589&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/men-decrease-productivity.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/men-decrease-productivity.png?resize=768%2C442&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tylamb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/men-decrease-productivity.png?w=1351&amp;ssl=1 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Psalm 33 <\/strong> (ESV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0he frustrates the plans of the peoples.<br><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>The counsel of the Lord stands forever,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the plans of his heart to all generations.<br><sup>12\u00a0<\/sup><strong>Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,<\/strong><br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s be more specific these days. We can see very clearly that when a nation rejects God the people suffer.  The people choose carnal pleasure and abandon the principles of family and marriage. The foundation of civilization is the family. When the family, as God defined it is destroyed, the nation will eventually be destroyed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to the prophetic word of Hosea regarding the destruction of a nation who forgets and turns away from God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hosea 4  <\/strong>(ESV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.<br>There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and no knowledge of God in the land;<br><sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.<br><sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish,<br>and also the beasts of the field\u00a0and the birds of the heavens,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and even the fish of the sea are taken away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>Yet let no one contend,\u00a0and let none accuse,\u00a0for with you is my contention, O priest.<br><sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>You shall stumble by day;\u00a0\u00a0the prophet also shall stumble with you by night;<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and I will destroy your mother.<br><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup><strong>My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;<\/strong>\u00a0because you have rejected knowledge,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I also will forget your children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>The more they increased,\u00a0the more they sinned against me;<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I will change their glory into shame.<br><sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>They feed on the sin of my people;\u00a0they are greedy for their iniquity.<br><sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>And it shall be like people, like priest;\u00a0\u00a0I will punish them for their ways<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and repay them for their deeds.<br><sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>They shall eat, but not be satisfied;\u00a0they shall play the whore, but not multiply,<br>because they have forsaken the Lord\u00a0to cherish <sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>whoredom, wine, and new wine,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0which take away the understanding.<br><sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>My people inquire of a piece of wood,\u00a0and their walking staff gives them oracles.<br>For a spirit of whoredom has led them astray,\u00a0and they have left their God to play the whore.<br><sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains\u00a0and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth,\u00a0because their shade is good.<br>Therefore your daughters play the whore,\u00a0and your brides commit adultery.<br><sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0nor your brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go aside with prostitutes\u00a0and sacrifice with cult prostitutes, and a people without understanding shall come to ruin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Let&#8217;s humble ourselves and turn back to the God of the Bible.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forgive us Lord. We have learned what happens when we forsake You. We repent of our foolish ways and turn back to you. We invite the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of Israel, Yehovah, the Great I AM to be present and powerful and exalted in our nation and over our nation in Yeshua&#8217;s mighty name! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HalleluYah!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since our government determined to put a large wedge between church and state, they have continually become more demonic and depraved. Always remember that the word &#8220;secular&#8221; is a nice word (euphemism) for &#8220;atheist.&#8221; Friends, every time you push God out, something else will come rushing in. It won&#8217;t be something good or lasting. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/?p=231\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;When Government and its People Reject God&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5,24,1],"tags":[67,66,65,64],"class_list":["post-231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biblical-worldview","category-god-and-government","category-uncategorized","tag-collapse-of-the-usa","tag-destruction-of-a-nation","tag-people-forsake-god","tag-separation-of-church-and-state"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":249,"href":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions\/249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tylamb.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}