America, there's still time to repent
How the mighty have fallen. A nation conceived in liberty and justice for all, whose very conception was acknowledged as by the grace of God. A nation born of war who wanted nothing but peace. By following the precepts of the Bible you achieved greatness. You became the most prosperous and mighty nation in the history of the world. You loved righteousness and mercy, yet you also demanded justice. You became the peace keeper of the world, helping others to achieve liberty as well. You paid the price for liberty in the blood of brave, noble warriors fighting for your ideals. You shared your wealth with the poor of the world. You truly were “One nation, under God.”
But look at you now. Like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden who listened to the evil serpent, you have forsaken the ways of God by listening to the false promises of wicked politicians seeking personal power and wealth. They have led you down the path of servitude. They have taken away many of your liberties and rights, and will continue to do so as long as they are in power. They have taxed you unmercifully, borrowed from evil nations more than they can ever repay, and printed money with nothing to back its value, causing unrestrained inflation and devaluing all you have worked for and saved.
Foolish nation! You have turned your back on the God who prospered you. If you continue, the righteous will suffer along with the wicked, the innocent along with the guilty, the children along with the adults. That is not God’s plan, but He will not force Himself upon you. You have withdrawn from Him as a nation and now the entire nation will suffer the consequences unless you change. Now you want to elect a Jezebel as president, a woman whose wickedness, dishonesty, and corruption are legend, a politician whose obsession for power and wealth knows no bounds.
Repent America! Turn back to the God who blessed you in the past and wants to bless you in the future. Reject those who wish to govern every aspect of your lives, whose promises are no more substantial than the wind. They have rebelled against God and will lead you to ruin unless you reject them and their agenda while there is still time.
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Ed Torrence is a Coeur d’Alene resident.