Is God Finished With America?

By Gobel Brockman


"If God doesn't judge America, He's going to have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah."

I've been hearing this statement for years. I don't know who originally said it, but several nationally-known ministers have repeating it throughout the years. We've especially been hearing it a lot lately during the fallout from the recent Supreme Court ruling. My feelings about the "If God doesn't judge America" statement may be met with some disagreement, but here goes:

I'm not too sure I agree with it. (Before you hit the "Back" button, I ask you to hear me out.)

I have two thoughts about this:

1) The very thought that God has to apologize to anyone about anything - EVER - is just a foreign concept to me. A Scripture that gets quoted often is Isaiah 55:8-9 in which God says, "My ways are not your ways, and My thoughts are not your thoughts. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so are My ways higher than yours ways, and My thoughts higher than yours thoughts." It amazes me how many times we seem to have the mindset that we - finite humanity - know perfectly well how a perfect, holy, and infinite God should handle certain situations. My thoughts are simply this:

God has perfect understanding - I don't.
God knows the deepest secrets of mankind - I don't even know everything about myself.
God knows what His ultimate plans are, and can change what He desires to change at any moment - I can't.

2) I direct you to the very story about Sodom and Gomorrah in the book of Genesis. In the 18th chapter God announces to Abraham that the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah's wickedness had arisen to Him, and he was going to destroy them. Abraham interceded for them, asking, "Will you destroy the righteous with the wicked?" Eventually Abraham asked, "If You find ten righteous people there, will You spare them?" God agreed to his request, actually promising to save the whole area from judgement if ten righteous people could be found there. Sadly, He couldn't even find ten righteous, and the area was destroyed. But here is my point: ten righteous people would have spared Sodom and Gomorrah. In the midst of all of the evil and wickedness that was taking place there, ten people who were seeking to follow God would have spared them all.

Which brings us to today. I know many Christians are upset about the direction that this country is going - and I am right there with you. We see evil seemingly prevail time and time again. We remember what the Scripture says in Isaiah 5:20 - "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter" - and we see it happening right before our eyes. We also remember the words in Proverbs 14:34 which says, "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people." It can be very easy to look at the state of our nation right now and see little hope. Will God judge sin? Absolutely. Are people going to be held responsible for their actions and decisions? Yes. But I simply remind you of this:

Ten righteous people would have saved Sodom and Gomorrah.

I believe - rather, I know - that there are more than ten people in America who are seeking God for revival right now. In the midst of all that we see, there is a generation rising up in this nation that is asking God to move in ways He's never moved in our country before. While the headlines are filled with news that indicate that our nation is turning farther away from God, there is a holy remnant that is quietly rising up. There are men and women of God who are praying that the fire of the Holy Spirit will burn in the hearts of men and women, bringing them to a greater revelation of the character and nature of God than they have ever experienced. When Elijah the prophet complained to God that he was the only one left standing for Him, God told him, "I have reserved 7,000 for Myself who have not bowed their knees to Baal." My brothers and sisters in Christ, we may seem to be in the minority, but we are not alone. May we join together in prayer, fasting, and humility to let the light of Christ be seen in this present darkness. Rather than give up and give in to fear, let us turn our hearts and our faith towards God and believe that the power of the Holy Spirit can overcome every foe.

Simply put, I'm NOT giving up on America. I'm asking God to save, revive, and bless her once again. I'm praying that God will awaken a sleeping church and cause us to rise up in faith. I'm asking God to take what was meant for evil and turn it for good. I will not allow a spirit of fear or a "defeatist" mindset to cause me to lose hope. I simply do not believe that it's too late for God to bless America - again. Yes, we are in desperate times, but that seems to be when God shows His power in the greatest ways - IF we will follow the words of II Chronicles 7:14: "If My people, called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven, I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land."

I've been ending my devotionals with this verse a lot lately, and it seems a fitting end again today: Psalms 85:6 - "Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?"