Blessed is the Nation

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He chose for His inheritance. From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind, from His dwelling place He watches all who live on earth, He who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do. No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength."     - Psalm 33:12-16

Our nation turns 236 years old today. She's been through a lot of changes, seen a lot turmoil and survived many a battle. Through it all, God has had His mighty hand on this great land.

I often fear that we as inhabitants of this country have been taking it for granted. As the Psalmist said, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord" but many have proclaimed that America is not a Christian nation. I understand that many other religious beliefs are practiced here, but it's because of such freedoms we have that make this nation great. More and more Christians are being viewed as intolerant, narrow-minded people. We simply love them enough that we want them to know the One who has blessed us.

We should not forget those who paid the price for the privileges we enjoy. Sons and daughters who left the comfort of home, left concerned and loving parents, to sacrifice their lives for ours. Even today, while many are enjoying a day off from work, our soldiers are on the line right now willing to put themselves in harms way for us. God bless them.

We wonder why America may be experiencing problems in recent years, why so many other countries want harm to befall us. Then maybe we need to revisit another passage from God's Holy Word.

The second book of Chronicles tells us, "...if my people, who are called by my name, will 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."

God is willing to restore America to its former glory and bless us richly if we, as God's people, will bow before Him. Let's swallow our pride America. He's waiting.

NOTE: This Sunday we begin a new series aimed primarily at the family. God has placed guardrails in our lives to warn us not to stray into dangerous territory. This six-part series is to help us recognize and heed those warnings before we get into trouble. Hope to see you.