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In another groundbreaking announcement this week, the White House highlighted its “wide-ranging effort to use U.S. foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad, including combating attempts by foreign governments to criminalize homosexuality.” Aid typically used to support and establish democratic governments, fight oppressive dictatorial regimes, and feed the hungry, will now be further diluted in order to support the rights of homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender individuals. This broad-reaching edict will affect the following U.S. government agencies: “Departments of State, the Treasury, Defense and Homeland Security” (Associated Press, December 6, 2011).
Long ago Isaiah prophesied that God would hide His face from the Israelite-descended nations because of their continued iniquities and sins (Isaiah 64:7). Isaiah continued by noting God’s frustration with these nations: “I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, according to their own thoughts; a people who provoke Me to anger continually to My face… Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me’…” (Isaiah 65:2-5).
As the Israelite-descended nations continue to “push God away” and follow the path of sin, God prophesies a difficult road ahead.