Shedding of Innocent Blood

"That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee." Deuteronomy 19:10 

Congress singing "God Bless America" in the U.S. Capital steps
as part of a 9/11 tribute.

I post this, not in some insensitivity to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but for us to take an honest look at the spiritual condition of our land...and our hearts. No one could look at the loss of life in that shooting and not be touched by the sheer senselessness of it.

Surely the type of mourning being experienced as a result is heavy - especially for the life loss of little children.  We should keep the families affected in our prayers, for God's healing, comfort, and grace.

However, was this just an anomaly or have we allowed a spirit of murder to be released in this country by our own actions...and inaction?  If we do not recognize the spiritual underpinnings of what we see in the natural, then how will we ever be empowered to overcome it?

One thing I will say is that I do not believe that this is a "liberal" or "democratic" issue as the speaker implies.  It is a spiritual issue which surpasses race, gender, ethnic background, political view, etc.  The bottom line is that we cannot live as if there is no God, and then expect God's protection or ask why God allows things to happen.  Such is as hypocritical as Congress singing, "God Bless America" on the Capital steps for 9/11 while doing everything in its power to dismiss God from every part of social, public life. 

God warns us explicitly in His word that if we shed innocent blood, then blood will be upon us and our land.  Even America's "safest town" is no refuge when we have allowed evil to guide our public policy and given spiritual license to the devil to step in and fill the voids created by our dismissal of God.

"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." II Chronicles 7:14

For more on this topic, please see the following: Thou Art the Man!