Dear
Friends,
I hope
you and your families had a relaxing 4th of July! Thank God for the liberty we
have in Christ (freedom to worship, freedom from hell and the
strength God has promised to give us to live free from the bondage of sin over
our lives). I'm also so thankful for those who are defending and
protecting our freedom today. What
did we ever do to deserve all that? Nothing, but thank God for His grace
(withholding from us sinners what we truly deserve).
The
devot. for today is hard hitting, but truthful and based completely on God's
Word. It shows what our country has become, morally and spiritually; what is acceptable
now and never would have been in our grandparents
generation; what we were then
and what we are now. I know that a lot of things in our world have changed for
the better- technology, health advances, education- but what
about morals and the Bible? I've heard folks say that the Bible should fit
culture, but according to God's Word, it should be the other way around-the
culture should come back to the principles and morals of the Bible.
Our
world is so mixed up-what was wrong is now right and visa versa.
If you
look at the news, the confusion and violence we see in our country, decide for
yourself are we really better off turning away from God and the
morals/principles in the Bible or was our country better off when "In God We
trust" was a part of the culture, our elected officials prayed before meetings,
our presidents were giving address based on Scripture and asking the country to
pray for our country and those fighting for us? You will see these elements in
speeches and history in WW 1 and WW 2.
Our pastor
said Sunday night that the church has let God and our country down. What he
meant was that if there is any hope of our country turning back to God, it
begins in the church house. Not speaking of a denomination, but change begins
with those who have trusted Christ, not politicians and non-Christians, and it
takes us Believers and it only one person at a time. 1 Peter 4:17 states, "For
the time is come that judgment (change, evaluation of our lives)
must begin at the
house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that
obey not the gospel of God?"
What I have written
is a huge burden on my heart and the message of the devot. below is as well. I
felt that God specifically wanted to me to send this one out, so please take it
as a message directly from Him and I pray that the Lord uses it to speak to each
of our hearts. If our country is to change, I pray the Lord would speak to our
hearts in whatever way He thinks is needed so that change can begin with me and
you. The Bible is our spiritual and moral Guidebook and Answer key for life.
If God impresses on your heart changes, look in His Word, start reading the NT
esp. and you will find how to live and how to make those change-with HIS help!
"I can do all things though Christ which strength me." (Phil. 4:13) May we all
walk with the Lord in our daily lives this weekend!
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