Restore This Nation [Easter]

On the cross Jesus poured out both water and blood, and having overcome death, he rose again on the third day. Because he could not save anyone without giving himself up completely, he did not waver amid the temptation and mockery of Satan, but followed that road to the very end.

In Ezekiel’s day, leaders who fed only themselves left the sheep without a shepherd, and the flock was scattered and carried off into captivity. This nation, too, is now rotting from the root, as its spiritual and political leaders greedily exploit the people for their own gain. That is a sign of collapse from within, more frightening than North Korea’s nuclear weapons. Yet God would not let his name be profaned by Israel’s sin, and he restored them.

When God’s people receive a new spirit, when their hardened hearts are made tender and they keep and follow God’s statutes, this nation can be restored just as Israel was. Christians cannot overcome the wicked in their own strength. To rely on the risen Jesus Christ and pray for this nation and its people is the believer’s duty and the way to victory.