The writer of Psalm 80, asked this
question concerning the nation, Israel:
“Why have you broken down its hedges” (v. 12)?
God had set a hedge of protection
around the nation, Israel and then He removed it. The nation became vulnerable to two types of
destructive forces: Destructive forces
on the outside and destructive forces on the inside. What God had done to the
nation of His choosing, He will do no less to a nation that is not His
choosing?
America has been blessed and
protected by God for many years. It appears that the hedge or protection that
God has had over this wonderful nation is being taken down and now more than any
other time in our history, we are more vulnerable to destructive forces than
ever before.
Like Israel, we have two destructive
forces to contend with:
First, Destructive Forces from
Without – v. 12: “Why have you broken down its hedges,” now watch this, “So
that all who pass that way pick its fruit?”
America's natural resources are being
stripped away. We are at the same time losing our resources and losing our
friends. Even though we claim to be a
Christian nation, some call us the “Great Satan.”
Nations have been picking the fruit of
America for a very long time. Look at how indebted we are to China. All China
has to do is to call for its debts to be paid and we as a nation would be in
big trouble economically.
China has also stolen much of our
nuclear secrets. I heard the other day that they have the capability to sending
a nuke to every major city in the U.S.
America is being plucked! We are facing dangers from the outside like
never before. Russia does not respect
us. North Korea laughs at us. ISIS and
other Islamic radicals are hell bent in taking us down. We are spending so much
money and losing plenty of lives just trying to patch up the holes in our armor
and protecting our way of life.
Because God has removed His hedge of
protection from us, there are destructive forces from without seeking to bring
this once great and world respected nation down to rubble and a mere
memory. But there is another kind of
destructive force that we must contend with –
Second, Destructive Forces from Within
– v. 13: “A boar from the forest eats it
away, and whatever moves in the field feeds on it.”
Now a hog is not only content to eat the
fruit, the hog also eats at the root. Something is happening in America that is
very un-American. America has become so amoral and immoral, so corrupt, so
vile. For further information, consult the front page of any newspaper. A tidal
wave of filth is sweeping across America. Crookedness, lying, cheating,
stealing, adultery, divorce, murder, lust, dope, vice—
We say America is number one. She is number
one in many types of fleshly sins -- homosexuality, radical feminism, divorce, destruction
of family values, abortion, political correctness, and occult humanistic new age
religion. That's America! We’re number one
all right. Not only are we faced with the
challenges of outside forces trying to take us down, but we’re doing a wonderful
job taking ourselves down.
Think of what is happening in the
schools of America. Prayer is out; policemen are in. Bibles are out; values clarification
is in. The Ten Commandments are out, rape and armed robbery and murder and
bombs are in. Creation is out; evolution is in. Corporal punishment is out; disrespect
and rebellion is in. Traditional values are out; unwed motherhood is in. Abstinence
is out; condoms and abortion are in. Learning is out; social engineering is in.
Happy days are out; Gothic fashion, Charles Manson, gangster rap, heavy rock,
heavy metal is in. Blasphemy is in; praise is out. In a public school you can
tell someone to go to hell. Perhaps, it's time we told them to go to heaven!
Verse 12 mentions external dangers; verse
13 mentions internal dangers. Has America been impeached by God? How much longer
can this nation last under these extreme conditions?
We’re on life support? Can we pull through?
Is there still hope for America?
End of Part 11
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