I arrived home from work at a prison within the last 20 minutes. My wife came out of our bedroom while I was changing to find out if I had gotten the 'bad news.' I think she could tell by the look on my face that I already had. But, of course, I told her. It will take a miracle of God for McCaiin to win. I had heard such 'rumors' while at work so I was driving home with a very, very heavy heart.

Why am I sad? Why is my heart so heavily burdened? I very, very strongly believe that our country is on a collision course with disaster. Our already hurting economy will soon be grossly overburdened, much more so than now, with all sorts of socialist programs to 'hand candy out to everyone.' For example, we should expect to see some sort of national health care that with cost a lot of money. We will probably see a rise in welfare, social security, etc., all at a very, very big price tag. Where will the money come to somewhat partially pay for all of this? Each and every one of us hard working people.

Because of human nature, we are a self-indulgent people. Our nature is to feed our desires without restraint. Welfare, the way it is now, and many other socialist/liberal programs feed into that. Instead of holding people accountable for getting the training and/or getting a job and sticking with it, they basically "throw money at the problem." Our current economic situation was partially caused (large portion) by self-indulgent investors that lent money out to those who didn't deserve it, because they would be unable to pay it back, so that they could reap the financial rewards of taking their money and then foreclose on their property (especially homes).

We should also expect to see our right to hunt and own fire arms of any kind be grossly restricted. Unrightly so. Instead of being tough on crime, many liberals prefer to attack the instrument that is used. In this case, firearms. Criminals break laws because they hate rules. If they break rules because they care only about gaining what ever they can, do you think that they will respect the law concerning firearms? Absolutely not! And, what will all of these strict gun laws leave those of us who want to follow the law? At a very gross disadvantage!

Whether is sex outside of marriage, sex between those of the same sex, or abortion on demand, the moral beliefs of many (if not most) liberals are extremely contrary to what God says is right and holy. If a country is controlled (not led, but controlled) by liberals that believe in socialism (big government) that is morally bankrupt, what will the end result be?

Folks... I work in a prison. A good majority of the inmates are there because of being morally bankrupt! They did not believe that it was wrong to steal, so they stole. They did not think it was morally wrong to hurt or kill others, so they hurt or killed others. They did not think it was morally wrong to sexually assault someone else. So, they did just that. They are in prison now because of morally poor, our outright evil decisions, put them there.

Now, lets think logically here. Right now, our government will soon be controlled by liberals. They control the populace through big government that basically says, "If you don't accept our values and beliefs, we will punish you!" And, they don't care what your moral values are. If you don't believe exactly what they believe you should believe, then you are absolutely wrong! Not kind of wrong, absolutely wrong! And, with a government that is morally bankrupt, according to God's laws, what will become of the country that they control?

In the Book of Judges, we see the sad cycle of the people of Israel becoming morally bankrupt and following after idols of one type or another. And, God removes His blessings and they are invaded by outside powers. It is only then that they realize that they have walked away from God and, having sown to the wind, they have reaped the whirlwind! They repent, God raised a Judge who 'bails them out,' and while the godly leader is leading, the people follow God's laws. But, once the godly person stops leading, within a generation the people are once again following the desires of their hearts instead of God. And, the same painful and sad story starts all over again!

In I Samuel 8, we read about the people of Israel calling for a king. Instead of having God appoint the people that He wants to lead them, they wanted a man to do so. What happened? Poor leadership, people with self-indulgent desires, led the country into moral decay and moral bankruptcy. Only when the leaders of the country serve God did the country, as a whole, seek God. And, if we have a liberal person lead us, what can we expect?!

Sadly, we are very likely getting what we already deserve. For about as long as I can remember, people have been calling out for people to make decisions for them. Wether it be for health care or earning a living, more and more have called out for big government to take care of them. To make decisions for them. Instead of accepting God's moral values, we have turned, as a nation, to godless idols of sexual immorality. Over the years, instead of sex outside of marriage being socially unacceptable, it's not expect. Instead of moral restrained and delayed gratification, there's self-indulgence everywhere!

What will it take before this country, as a whole, repents? What will it take before people realize that they are on a direct course for extreme disaster? Will it take terrorist again attacking us on our soil because those in power decide that "everyone is our friend and now one really hates us if we just trust them?" Will it take God unleashing all sorts of painful consequences because of our grossly immoral behaviors? Will it take plagues or immense natural disasters before we, as a country, realize that we have not just strayed away from God, but have spat in His face by calling sin good and righteousness evil?!?! Or, will we, as a nation, realize the evils of our ways, repent, and once again enjoy God's protection and blessings?

This country will either be "One Nation, Under God;" or "many people without a god?" And, if we are 'many people without a god,' what a pitiful, desperate, aggrieved and distressed we will be! May we repent and God have mercy on us!

In Christ,

RC