I agree, we must all pray and do our best.
My caution was against expecting God to intercede, dismiss the rascals, and restore America.
This was the expectation of the Jews, in the 1st century.
I'm here and authorized as an ambassador to offer citizenship in a new country.
My caution was against expecting God to intercede, dismiss the rascals, and restore America.
The God was present, in person, and offered the Jews a new Kingdom with a new Kingdom through His plenipotentiary, John Baptist -- until the Jews' ruler Herod had him killed. From then on, Jesus only preached the Kingdom of The God -- the offer of His Kingdom on the earth was over, for a long time.
This was the expectation of the Jews, in the 1st century.
They had the offer, and muffed it. They also muffed The God's only other offer -- that of the Romans, just as badly. Today, July 28, 2012, is the anniversary of Tisha b'Av on the Jewish calendar, when the Temple was destroyed and the Jews were dispersed.