Woe to the Nation of Dry Grass

Scripture:
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.
Isaiah 5:20

Observation: As Isaiah pronounces woes over Judah and Israel, this is included ... a curse upon individuals and groups that confuse evil and good. These individuals are core to the wrong behavior of their nations, for it is from such twisted understandings of good and evil that rebellion against the Lord is founded.

Application: I have probably written on this verse before, but this truly is the curse for modern-day America. Everywhere, all the time, we see individuals declaring those things that are undeniably 'evil' as being good, even excellent and aspired for. Not quite as pronounced - but absolutely existing as well - are the people who declare things that the Lord states are 'good' as being evil, hateful, and wrong.

I could create a list of all the examples of these situations, but that list would be so long that it is worthless to document.

The scary part is what the Lord will do about this. In the case of Israel and Judah - and as Isaiah prophesied in verses 24-25 of this passage - the Lord's anger burned against the people and they were wiped away, just alike a wildfire engulfing a hillside of dried-out grass destroys everything on the hill. However, even with the destruction of the people who perpetrate these acts, that wasn't enough, as the Lord's arm was still raised in anger.

I believe that, in my children's lifetime, Jesus will return to earth. One of the reasons I believe that is not biblical, but from my own logic (which I understand is VERY unreliable and not in any way valid logic), and that personal logic is that the United States cannot survive another 50 years, and thus I don't understand what could happen to global society and mankind when this nation collapses.

I believe the Lord's arm is uplifted against the U.S. We are a nation that declares evil good, and good evil. People will be wiped away like a wildfire consumes dry grass, and then something even more powerful will come to overthrow it all. I sincerely hope that power is Jesus and his mercy.

Prayer: Lord, I am too sad and broken to pray today. Please forgive my sins, and help me at all moments, all day. Amen.