The Nation that Repents

National Repentance

Do we ever tire of proclaiming that we are the best nation on earth? By the way, such arrogance is not just an American disease. It can be found from aristocratic Britain to the wide open spaces of Australia, from industrious Germany to entrepreneurial China. Do we grow weary of ever extolling our virtues and avoiding the need to repent of national sins? National leaders have robbed the poor, oppressed the weak and lived immoral lives yet have not repented. Ordinary citizens have lived unethical lives, cheated in business and advertised lies and have not repented. In Matthew 11:16-30 Jesus cursed three cities who had witnessed his miracles but not repented. As we celebrate a nation, let us also thank God for his bounty and ask him to forgive our sins. The nation that repents is among the best.