Today’s Devotional: “Transformational Change Needed”

Over the past generation, our country has experienced major changes in what we stand for and believe in. There are events happening today that weren’t even imagined back then.

In 1965, after reading Billy Graham’s manuscript titled “World Aflame,” Ruth Graham Bell said, “Billy, if God doesn’t soon bring judgment upon America, He’ll have to go back and apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah!”

The chapter she was reading vividly described the sinful conditions in America. But nearly 60 years later, what we see is a rise in wickedness of biblical proportions.

Yet, when I reflect on how God was willing to spare Sodom and Gomorrah if He could find at least 10 righteous people, even with all the wickedness and sin, it gives me hope.

And that’s because of the Christian presence at the gates of our country that judgment has been delayed. But for how long? The Bible says God is long-suffering, but it never says He is forever suffering!

We need a transformation. Change is essential, but what kind of change?

We rely on our politicians or a specific political party to bring about the change we seek and to prevent our country from facing God’s judgment. While this might be helpful, no system of government can ultimately save our nation.

What is needed is a transformation, which is fitting because, by its very definition, transformation begins from within and works outward.

The only way to save this nation and its people is through a change of heart that aligns with God, His word, His will, and His ways. It’s about a transformation of hearts among the people, not just a political shift.

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)