Forgetting God

There are some in America who are trying to eliminate God from our society. They have banished him from the classrooms and they are trying to remove all traces of him from our government. The liberal educational institutions are so anxious to fill our children’s heads with knowledge about everything from A to Z but they are intentionally leaving God out of the curriculum. America has raised a generation of its children who have not been taught about God. In another generation, two thirds of our society will have been educated by a system that has banned God from its public classrooms. By then, a majority of Americans will have forgotten God and so, America will have forgotten God,

The Psalmist wrote, “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” (Psalms 9:17, KJV) The word used for hell is sheol, which means the world of the dead, or the grave. Will America die as a nation? Later, the Psalmist wrote, “Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.” (Psalms 50:22, KJV) America is a divided nation and being torn to pieces by the various groups that are pushing their agendas and it seems there is none to help.

The one thing that could save America is to turn back to God. God told the Israelites, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14, KJV italics added) Christians, the ball is in your court now. It’s time to play offense. ONE NATION, UNDER GOD.

Independence Day

We have just celebrated Independence Day, the birthday of our nation. I heard a preacher say recently, “America is the last bastion of true freedom in the world.” When America declared her independence on July 4, 1776, she became a free nation. Webster’s Dictionary defines independence as being free from the control of another. Is America truly a free nation in 2010?

Webster’s defines the word independent in many ways; among them are (1) free from the rule of another (2) self determined (3) self reliant (4) Not depending on another for financial support (5) having an income large enough to enable one to live without working (6) one who is independent in thinking, action etc.

By Webster’s own definition, is America truly a free nation? Are we a nation of free people? Are we truly the land of the free and the home of the brave? I want everyone who reads this to seriously ponder these questions.

Sure, we still have some basic freedoms but they are slowly and incrementally being taken from us. We have the right to vote but we lack the courage to vote our convictions; that is, if we have any political convictions. We are allowing ourselves to become a nation of dependents and we keep re-electing those who are making us dependents of the government. We Americans have the power to fix our nation before it is too late. It is called the ballot box. If we don’t fix it, soon it may be too late.

I do not wish to sound negative about America. I love my country and I want to see her return to her greatness. God bless America, land that I love, Stand beside her and guide her, through the night with a light from above.

The next time we celebrate the fourth of July or sing The Star Spangled Banner, let us remember these words. Is America really the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave?