The State of the Union

II Kings 16-18

God is angry; the nation of Israel is divided into Israel and Judah; Israel is exiled and Judah is still looking for peace.  It’s a mess and painful to read.  This once great people are being slowly destroyed by “they followed vanity and became vain.” 17:15

What’s heartrending is how they slowly dismantle the great Temple of the Lord and sell it to their enemies to ensure their safety.  Their belief in God is traded for peace and in the void slips tolerance, tolerance for every belief system that sets itself up, tolerance for every god, but the One and Only God.  It’s a sad

                                                             State of the Union.

“and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”  II Chronicles 7:14