Our Nation Is in Danger of Imploding  

Many of us followed with great interest and concern the recent saga of the missing submersible in the deep waters around the site of the sunken Titanic. There were hopes and prayers for a good outcome for the crew members onboard that vessel. As time progressed, it began to look more and more like it would take a miracle for such an ending to occur. We didn’t find out until later that the tragic fate of the passengers had already taken place as the submersible had apparently imploded days before when contact with it was first lost.

As I understand it, when something implodes it collapses inwardly. One definition I read put it this way: “to break down or fall apart from within.” Unfortunately, that concept seems to describe what is happening to our nation. It actually isn’t confined to our country. The same could be said about much of the world in which we live today. However, as we approach another Fourth of July, we especially focus on the status of our own nation, both the positive blessings and the negative faults. And as we examine and evaluate where we are and where we are heading, it does appear that we are in danger of imploding.

There may be enemies around us who would like to destroy us if they could. We certainly need to be cautious of them. However, the greater danger lies within us. If we fall, I don’t believe it will primarily be due to some powerful force from without but rather as the result of our own failures from within. I will leave it to others to discuss the economic and political factors in such an implosion. I believe the root causes can be traced to spiritual and moral factors. The choices we make individually and as a society in relation to God affect all areas of our lives, including the economy and our political system.

When the nation of Israel fell at times as recorded in the Old Testament, the Bible makes it clear that it wasn’t mainly because the Assyrians or Babylonians were so powerful. It was because the people of Israel had forsaken God and had not abided by His Word. We are guilty of similar actions in our day. And it isn’t just an ungodly society that is doing it. Many who claim to be Christians are aiding our demise. We are choosing our ideas over the clear teaching of God’s Word. We are pridefully insisting on having our way instead of humbly submitting ourselves to going God’s way. We say we love the Lord, but exhibit a deeper affection for the things of this world. As we empty ourselves of God, we are creating a vacuum that is going to result in an inward collapse.

The spirit of the last days as described in the Bible are becoming more evident in our society today. Read what it says and see if it doesn’t aptly picture our times. “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power” (II Timothy 3:1-5).  

There are other passages of scripture that describe a society that is imploding due to its spiritual failings. If we continue on this pathway, either we are going to end up destroying ourselves or it will culminate in Jesus’ return. We need to change direction before it’s too late. Or to put it in biblical terms, we need to repent and submit to God.