Though in a financial crisis, the United States has a wealth of not only money but people and other resources. The United States has more Christian book stores, "churches," Christian radio stations, and, God forbid, Christian television stations than anywhere else in the world. Financially, we are the wealthiest people in the world and our resources are seemingly limitless.

However.

We do an absolutely horrible job at making the glory of God known among not only the nations but our very own nation. Despite our resources, many argue that the United States is becoming increasingly pagan every day. Do we do such a horrible job at sharing the Gospel because of our disobedience or because God has lifted his Holy Spirit enabled power from among us?

While I do believe the answer to that is both and not simply just one answer, could it be that God wishes his glory to be made known through the insignificant instead? In what way would God be shown the most glorious, the wealthy and powerful of the world working to spread the Gospel or the downtrodden and poor working miracles to spread the glory of the Gospel?

In our weakness, God is most shown exalted. Has God lifted his hand from among us so that others will rise up or is God merely putting us through the refiner's fire so that we learn it is God who works miracles, not ourselves?

What God is doing, I do not know. What I can say is that God's glory will be made known one way or the other, I can only pray that I might be a part of that movement.