Yesterday we celebrated the birthday of our great nation America or what most of us know as the 4th of July or Independence Day. It made me ponder how independent as a nation we have become, but not from something horrible but from something good. We have started to become independent of God. Instead of relying on God who was the foundation for the founding of this country, people have become to rely and be dependent on themselves or the government. Problem is when we look to the government or inside ourselves for answers we end up with tangled messes because we can't do it right without God directing our steps.
I am reminded of a piece from a Casting Crowns song "United States of America looks like another silent night. As we're sung to sleep by philosophies that save the trees and kill the children. And while we're lying in the dark there's a shout heard 'cross the eastern sky;for the Bridegroom has returned and has carried His bride away in the night. "
"America, what will we miss while we are sleeping? Will Jesus come again and leave us slumbering where we lay? America, will we go down in history as a nation with no room for its King? Will we be sleeping?"
Too long this nation has been sleeping. Instead of rising up and acknowledging our need for God to direct our country and our lives, we have been pushing Him away as much as possible. First we took Him out of schools as if you could deny the Creator of the Universe from going anywhere He pleased! Then we decided to take His commandments out of our court house. Time and again we have done everything in our power to get rid of Him, but who can cast off God? As if 9/11 wasn't enough of a wake up call for this country showing us how much we need Him. And how things fail and come crumbling down around us when we try doing it without Him. How sad...so yes, Happy Birthday America but oh how you should be grieving...
I am reminded of a piece from a Casting Crowns song "United States of America looks like another silent night. As we're sung to sleep by philosophies that save the trees and kill the children. And while we're lying in the dark there's a shout heard 'cross the eastern sky;for the Bridegroom has returned and has carried His bride away in the night. "
"America, what will we miss while we are sleeping? Will Jesus come again and leave us slumbering where we lay? America, will we go down in history as a nation with no room for its King? Will we be sleeping?"
Too long this nation has been sleeping. Instead of rising up and acknowledging our need for God to direct our country and our lives, we have been pushing Him away as much as possible. First we took Him out of schools as if you could deny the Creator of the Universe from going anywhere He pleased! Then we decided to take His commandments out of our court house. Time and again we have done everything in our power to get rid of Him, but who can cast off God? As if 9/11 wasn't enough of a wake up call for this country showing us how much we need Him. And how things fail and come crumbling down around us when we try doing it without Him. How sad...so yes, Happy Birthday America but oh how you should be grieving...
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