Is America falling from Gods Grace

The following is a message my wife received while she was spending her daily alone time with Jesus.  I believe this message is for America, and something Americans need to hear so I am posting this here.         

·         While I was praying this morning this is what I feel God spoke to me.

People in America, both Christians and non-Christians, have lost or distorted their sense of shame.  Adultery, sex before marriage, homosexuality and transgender issues are becoming socially acceptable to the point that no shame is felt.  The only shame we feel regarding these sins, is not the shame of committing sexual sins, but the shame of ‘judging’ others for committing sexual sin.  Even the Christians who commit sexual sin, do not feel the shame they should.  They feel that since God has forgiven both future and past sins, they do not need to feel shame.  Thank the Lord that he has forgiven our sins, both past and future, but God is saddened when his children choose to forget his will for them.

Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

We are not to be conformed to this world.  The will of God is good and acceptable and perfect.  We should strive to be as God-like as we can be.  If and when we fail, we should feel shame and acknowledge to him that we know we have disappointed him.  Then, knowing that he has forgiven our sins already and that he redeems our life from the pit, we can continue on our path to righteousness, until our next stumble.

When she told me this message, Romans 1 immediately came to mind, so I’ve posted that scripture here.

Romans 1:16-32  King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

¹⁷ For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

¹⁹ Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

²⁰ For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

²¹ Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

²² Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²³ And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

²⁴ Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

²⁵ Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

²⁶ For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

²⁷ And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

²⁸ And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

²⁹ Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

³⁰ Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

³¹ Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

³² Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.