A Cry For Help

“How long, O LORD, must I call for help?But you do not listen!‘Violence is everywhere!’ I cry,But you do not come to save.
Must I forever see these evil deeds?Why must I watch all this misery?Wherever I look,I see destruction and violence,I am surrounded by peopleWho love to argue and fight.The law has become paralyzed,And there is no justice in the courts.The wicked far outnumber the righteous,
So that justice has become perverted.
Habakkuk 1:1-4 (NIV)    

This Plea to God was written by the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk. It describes the condition of God’s chosen people in the 7^th century B.C.  Does this sound familiar?  God was well aware of their sin and took strong action to correct it.  Do we really think America can escape God’s judgment without repentance?