Can God Bless America? Quotes

“The misery James calls for is not the typical kind of depression people feel when they are dissatisfied with their lot in life. It has nothing to do with the despondency of self-pity or the lack of contentment felt by those who think life has been unfair to them. It is a misery that stems from a true sense of one’s own guilt and a recognition that, because we are sinners, we don’t deserve divine blessing. It is the cry of the heart that knows it has offended the righteousness of God and has no hope apart from God’s mercy.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., Can God Bless America?: A Biblical Call for the Repentance of a Nation