The Land Mourns

The Land Mourns

Hosea 4:1-2 “Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites, because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. Because of this, the land mourns . . . . ”

Has the Lord the same charge to bring against your land today? I think He does against my land so I think He has against your land too. This scripture applies as much today, for our lands, as it did when the prophet spoke it and wrote it all down.

That’s and odd phrase isn’t it – “the land mourns”? 

Does our land mourn because of all the sin committed within her boundaries? Does our land mourn because of the pollution of her spiritual condition caused by the sin? I don’t think so. To me, our land mourns because Christ no longer reigns among His people there. The power of God is no longer manifest there. Godly principles are cast aside and the result is an unprincipled people who care less for their condition than they do for the inheritance they will leave for their children and their children’s children. This is what Jesus spoke about when the Pharisees called for his disciples to be silent. This is what happens when the church stays silent. The land mourns.

Luke 19:39-40  ^“Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”  “I tell you,” he replied, “If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

Is our land mourning, crying out for the lack of those willing to speak out in the name and for the name of Jesus? Is our land mourning? “Tears may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5

There is a time coming when the stones will rejoice; when they will cry out with joy rather than mourning. There is coming a time when righteous voices will fearlessly proclaim the Name of the Lord – King of Kings and Lord of Lords. There is coming a time when to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind; and to love our neighbour as ourselves will actually come naturally to us as we become the church rather than just trying to look like we are.

The days of mourning are limited for joy and praise and worship are coming.