In March we were asked to stay at home for fifteen days in order to stop the spread of the virus. Well, that fifteen days turned into thirty and now, there seems to be no end in sight. The data is constantly changing, the information is uncertain, and the hearts of people are being filled with fear.
We used to watch the political divide on the news separated from it, but we are now experiencing a personal divide in our communities, neighborhoods, and families.
We have differing opinions on whether people should have to wear a mask and on the decision to close businesses, churches, and schools.
Fighting over toilet paper and hand sanitizer has turned into a fight over conspiracy and authenticity, and over whose lives matter the most. While some are losing everything, others are taking advantage for monetary gain.
These are days like I've never seen before in America, they are days much like what Isaiah spoke of in chapter five. We have not regarded the work of the Lord. We have despised His word and refused His existence. We have cast away His law and rejected His blessing.
Everyone is doing what is right in their own sight and chaos is the result. But, the Lord says, "Woe to them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Isaiah 5:21.
The expanse of our divide is growing greater and greater. We are no longer "one nation under God indivisible." Over the years, we have asked God to get out of our government, get out of our schools, and get out of our families. We have replaced Him with political parties, man's theories, and Hollywood entertainment.
So could it be that God is giving us exactly what we have asked for? Is He respectfully getting out of our lives and removing His hand from our nation? And without God as our covering, we are witnessing and participating in the great divide of America.
