He (Jehoahaz) did evil in the eyes of the Lord. —II Kings 13:2 He (Jehoash) did evil in the eyes of the Lord. —II Kings 13:11 As the Leadership of a nation is, so a nation will be. Look at history or look at today. Leaders of nations are impacting their own nation and the world. What do you think of when you think of Iran, China or North Korea? How about Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan or Nigeria? Where are the nations that champion liberty and justice for all? They are quickly disappearing.including the U.S. Though we might be a nation which still experiences great liberty at the moment, there are…

Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts.—Amos 5:15 He killed 4 people, hurt others seriously and only got probation. A teacher raped a student and got a month probation and was still able to teach! Then there are those who have stolen small items and have gotten years for doing so. Justice in our court systems are not very consistent or just. Then of course there are those activist judges who overturn the people’s vote on homosexual marriage by calling it unconstitutional. Really? So, one judge rules that what was constitutional all these years now just happens to be unconstitutional because he thinks so. Watch for injustices to…

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “when I will send a famine on the land- not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord, but they shall not find it. —Amos 8:11-12 The United Nations has said it estimates 3.7 million people are in acute need of food in South Sudan as a result of the civil conflict there– http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26004268. So many times famines come in times of violent conflict which is happening…

“What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. —Jonah 1:10 The boy was asked to do his chores before he did anything else that day, but he left with his friends to go to the beach. He was quite surprised to run into his parents there. He did not want to be seen by them, but was. They asked how he could be at the beach so quickly when he had chores to do first. Of course if came out that he had not done them and his parents told him to…

He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. —Isaiah 2:4 War is a scourge of this fallen world. Americans who have died in war total 1,357,854. That is a lot of pain, sorrow and tears experienced. That is just Americans who have died in the short existence of this country. Millions upon millions have died all over this world since the time of Adam and Eve. It was their sons who had the first conflict that ended…