A Nation in the Mirror
Rex Yancey
Proverbs 30:11-14
V. 1 tells us this is an utterance of Agur. The word utterance has two meanings: it means prophecy and burden. This text is a prophetic burden.
Agur is looking down the corridor of time to see the future. He saw the characteristics of a nation on its last legs. He saw the picture of a nation with one foot in the grave and another on a banana peel. He saw a nation that was prosperous on the outside and putrid on the inside.
240 years down the road from 1776, I fear for America. I do not fear she will be conquered from without. My fear is she is rotting from within.
Vance Havner said, ''America will not be destroyed from the woodpeckers on the outside; she will be destroyed from the termites on the inside.''
Toward the end of his life, Thomas Jefferson said, ''Yes, we did produce a near perfect republic, but will we keep it? Or, will we in the enjoyment of plenty lose the memory of freedom. Material abundance without character is the surest way to destruction.
There were seven reasons Rome collapsed;
1. Rome started off with strong families. Rome was founded on high moral standards. The father was the respected head of the family and had legal authority to discipline rebellious members of his family.
2. The education of the children was the responsibility of the parents, which strengthened the children's honor and respect for the parents and deepened the communication with the parents.
3. Strong families produced a strong nation. The Roman armies were always victorious in wars.
4. Great building programs took place throughout the empire. A vast network of roads united the empire, magnificent palaces, public buildings and coliseums were constructed.
5. Infiltration of the ''lie.'' The lie is found in Genesis 3:5, ''You shall be like God, knowing and deciding for yourselves good and evil.'' As families prospered it became fashionable to hire educated Greeks to care for the children ...
Rex Yancey
Proverbs 30:11-14
V. 1 tells us this is an utterance of Agur. The word utterance has two meanings: it means prophecy and burden. This text is a prophetic burden.
Agur is looking down the corridor of time to see the future. He saw the characteristics of a nation on its last legs. He saw the picture of a nation with one foot in the grave and another on a banana peel. He saw a nation that was prosperous on the outside and putrid on the inside.
240 years down the road from 1776, I fear for America. I do not fear she will be conquered from without. My fear is she is rotting from within.
Vance Havner said, ''America will not be destroyed from the woodpeckers on the outside; she will be destroyed from the termites on the inside.''
Toward the end of his life, Thomas Jefferson said, ''Yes, we did produce a near perfect republic, but will we keep it? Or, will we in the enjoyment of plenty lose the memory of freedom. Material abundance without character is the surest way to destruction.
There were seven reasons Rome collapsed;
1. Rome started off with strong families. Rome was founded on high moral standards. The father was the respected head of the family and had legal authority to discipline rebellious members of his family.
2. The education of the children was the responsibility of the parents, which strengthened the children's honor and respect for the parents and deepened the communication with the parents.
3. Strong families produced a strong nation. The Roman armies were always victorious in wars.
4. Great building programs took place throughout the empire. A vast network of roads united the empire, magnificent palaces, public buildings and coliseums were constructed.
5. Infiltration of the ''lie.'' The lie is found in Genesis 3:5, ''You shall be like God, knowing and deciding for yourselves good and evil.'' As families prospered it became fashionable to hire educated Greeks to care for the children ...
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