Everything has been crystal clear all along.
Galatians 6:7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Amen.
The real answer to our dilemma in this nation is outlined in II Chron 7:14
In my reading of the scriptures and study of history, the type of repentance and turning to God that we need to do usually occurs as a result of one of two things:
1) A spirit of revival takes hold and the people turn to God willingly. This is always the best.
2) God ultimately weighs in on the wickedness and chastises entire peoples and nations and the people then sometimes repent because they fear God’s judgments.
Of the two, throughout history, the 2nd is what happens most often because of pride and people enjoying the wickedness they have turned to.
Thus Thomas Jefferson’s statement,
“I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.”