The United States Needs a Binary Lesson

The United States Needs a Binary Lesson

2 Chronicles 7:14 "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."

Anyone familiar with computers, programming, and Boolean algebra would recognize the above Bible verse is a classic 'IF-THEN' truth requirement. IF the following inputs are true…

Input 1 – we must be God’s people.

Input 2 – we must have humility.

Input 3 – we must pray.

Input 4 – we must seek God’s righteousness.

Input 5 – we must turn from wickedness.

…THEN the following output is true…

Output – hearing, forgiving, healing the United States.

I like Boolean algebra because of the simplicity; its basis is logic. There is no in between, there are only two possible results, truth or falsehood. Boolean is based on a binary math system; there are only two digits in binary, a ‘1’ or a ‘0’. God’s word is the same; based on His wisdom it is pure logic, we are with him or against him. A simplified digital diagram representing 2 Chronicles, Chapter 7, and Verse 14 could resemble the following:

The open switches could easily represent the condition of The United States today. When Christians close those switches, God’s grace may shine freely. Many Christians follow the world instead of the Bible, they lack humility before Holy God, many seldom pray as Jesus taught, many more spend little time seeking God, and growing numbers have no sorrow for personal or national sin. In order for God to heal our nation, we must complete the circuit by closing all of the switches. In order to become God’s people called by His name, we must become New Testament Christians.

1^st Receive Christ as Savior.

2^nd Humble yourself in front of God.

3^rd Pray for healing of our nation.

4^th Seek God in spirit and in truth.

5^th Remove all wickedness.

The light bulb wasn't used by accident. The Bible states in 1 John 1:5 “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” If we want God’s light of grace on our nation then we must fulfill His requirements. There are not multiple paths as some might suggest, there is only one way and that way is Jesus Christ. John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”