Ironically, if the United States is truly sliding down a slippery moral slope, that may better allow the church —as it did in Rome and also in China— to set up “a new sign…which is full of promise.” I would prefer, I must admit, to live in a country where the majority of people follow the Ten Commandments, act with civility toward each other, and bow their heads once a day for a bland, nonpartisan prayer. I feel a certain nostalgia for the social climate of the 1950s in which I grew up. But if that environment does not return, I will not lose any sleep. As America slides, I will work and pray for the kingdom of God to advance. If the gates of hell cannot prevail against the church, the contemporary political scene hardly offers much threat.
–Philip Yancey
A great reminder to us regarding the state of our nation.
The Bible promises that the gates of hell cannot prevail against the church, and so no matter the state of this nation, we know that God will walk with us as we keep working for and praying for His Kingdom to advance. Let us remember where our hope lies – not in governments, not in the strength of people – but in the power of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ! Do not lose hope, keeping working for His Kingdom!