Song of Solomon 1-2
2 Cor 5
Psalm 83; Psalm 84
So Much Is on the Line
If America really is to be the place from which the Gospel is spread to the whole world, then the salvation of billions hangs in the balance.
Sheets believes there's hope, but only if Americans return to honoring their covenant with God, because that makes us His family.
Sheets gave an example, saying, "If the kids across the street I don't know, if they do something evil or wrong, I feel no responsibility to try to bring them back into the fold, because I'm not in covenant with them. I'm not in that relationship. God is the same way."
Barton pointed out the long-suffering faithfulness of the Lord, saying, "We're told in Psalm 105 He keeps His covenant for a thousand generations."
Sheets added, "I don't think there's a stronger force in the world."
So, there's a chance the nation can still someday completely fulfill the prophecy of destiny Jamestown chaplain Robert Hunt said in 1607 as he came ashore in Virginia, “From these very shores the Gospel shall go forth, not only to this New World, but to all the world.”
It just takes getting back to covenant. As Joel 2:13 says, "Now return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving-kindness."