LEST YE FALL

1Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth TAKE HEED LEST he fall.

Could the United States be headed down a path similar to that of ancient Rome? Let's look at the five reasons for Rome's downfall, as set forth by Edward Gibbon in his classic work "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire."
They are: 1) The undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home.2) Increasing taxes and spending of public money for bread and circuses. 3) The mad craze for pleasure, with sports becoming more exciting and more brutal. 4) The building of gigantic armaments, when the real enemy is the decadence of the people.5) The decay of religion, with faith fading into mere form.
Do these sound familiar? What happens when we fall? There is no other Nation on Earth who will come to our rescue but rather they will come for the spoils and to utterly destroy us.
This is not really an uplifting devotional but sometimes we need to take a serious look at where we are headed as a Nation. If there is hope for this nation it is found in God's people.
2Chronicles 7:14 IF MY PEOPLE, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.