God Isn’t Fixing This donned the front page of the New York Daily News the day after the horrific shooting in San Bernardino, California.

The days that ensued were full of politicians telling us what they believe our country needs to solve this problem. One after another I heard them say, “Thinking about the victims and praying for them is not enough, we need to take action!”  I didn’t hear this from one politician, I heard it from several, like it was part of a talking points memo.

The fact of the matter is, the ONLY thing that can fix this is GOD!  These things are not happening because we have too many guns or because one race does not get along with another.  These things are happening because this country, in large proportions, has decided to turn its back on God.

Our children are no longer allowed to pray in school.  Many are threatened if they take their Bible to school. Communities are told that they can no longer put up nativity scenes on the court house lawns as they have been accustomed to doing for years.  Public school music programs are void of Christian carols like Silent Night or Oh Come All Ye Faithful.  Even though you can find a marble figure of Moses holding the Ten Commandments on east pediment of the Supreme Court, courts throughout the country are now told that the Ten Commandments are forbidden.  In God we Trust, our national motto, is inscribed in letters of gold behind the Speakers rostrum in the U.S. House chamber.  In the National Archives you will find a bronze design on the floor of the rotunda that contains the Ten Commandments.  Carved inside the Washington Monument are many Godly messages like “Holiness to the Lord,” “Search the Scriptures,” and “May heaven to this union continue to its beneficence.”

But now we are told that God has no place in the public square.  So maybe God isn’t going to fix this because our country has turned its back on Him.  But 2 Chronicles 7:14 says, “if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”  I understand that we are not God’s chosen people as were the people of Israel to whom this message was given.  But as Christians we ARE God’s people and He would do the same for this land if we would turn from our wicked ways and seek His face.

Proverbs 6:16-19 says, “There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil,  A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.”  I am afraid that his country has fallen into many things that God hates.  We have become arrogant and self-centered.  Under the protection of this country’s laws and courts we shed the innocent blood of thousands of unborn children each day. And we have run rapidly into redefining the definition of marriage, a sacred union created by God Himself.

But all of those who said that thinking and praying isn’t enough are probably right as well.  I don’t think that their suggested action of gun control is the answer.  The action that is however necessary is a revival.  This country needs a spiritual awakening.  The evil that brings about a shooting in San Bernardino or racial unrest in Missouri all stems from the same place.  It stems from a lack of peace that comes from a lack of union with God.

The action that needs to be taken in this country is for Christians to rise up and bring the Good News of Christ to everyone they meet.  If we want our country back, we need to be willing to bring Christ into our places of work, into the gym where we work out, and into our social clubs.  Keeping the gospel pent up inside the four walls of the church building will not bring the healing we need for this land.

So no, prayer and thoughts are not enough to solve the evil that exists in our country.  It is time for the United States of America to see God.  And the primary way they will see God is through the actions of His children.  Bring the love of God into your communities.  Show His love and His mercy to those around you. Bring His message of hope to the lost.  Let’s start a revival!