Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Amos chapter one through four is God's notice of pending judgment and notification that it had already begun. “Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel” (Amos 4:11b-12). God's lamentation and woe occupy the next two chapters but in chapter seven Amos prays, “O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.... O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small” (7:2,5). From sending the grasshopper to devour, and then sending a consuming fire, the Bible records God's response to Amos' prayer, “The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.... The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD” (7:3,6). Dare we pray any less? In America disease, famine, and pestilence have begun, drought, fire, and flood are in the news. She thinks it's because we are burning coal! And the whole of our leadership are reprobate and come to confusion.

O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall America arise? for he is small.... O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall America arise? for he is small.

Awake America writes: (http://www.awakeamericaonline.org) :

“What Is a Constitutional Republic? This is a form of government in which a country's people and their chosen representatives are bound by the tenets of their constitution. The concept of our republic and our representative government is based upon Exodus 18:21, 25.... Our government, a republic in standing, chose to allow citizen voters to elect legislators to represent them.”

New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms writes: “The House of Representatives is composed of 247 Republicans and 186 Democrats, with two seats vacant. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms. All 435 seats will be filled this fall, and the Republican Party is expected to retain control of the House.”

It is not to late for America. Pray for God's mercy.

Pastor Ed Rice GSBaptistChurch.com