Hooray for the Fourth
It seems that each year, this day of celebration gets here
just a little bit quicker and leaves me a little wearier and a little less
hopeful for what lies ahead. We all run hither and yon, wishing all those we
know a “Happy 4th”, singing patriotic songs, eating BBQ and watching
fireworks. We collectively ask for God to Bless America and then, somehow seem
perplexed when gas prices keep rising, crime escalates and our leaders debate
in open forum the merits of partial birth abortions, gay marriages and
legalized gambling known as state lotteries. How can a righteous and holy God
bless this mess that we now call America ?
In fact, after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Anne
Graham Lotz was queried on the Early show, the host asking, “How could God let something like this
happen? Her response was quite
profound. She said, “I believe that God
is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we’ve been telling
God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of
our lives. And, being the gentlemen that He is, I believe He has quietly backed
out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we
demand that He leave us alone?”
And that my friend, unfortunately, is the sad state of
affairs that we find ourselves facing in this year, 2015. God has slowly and
surely left us to our own demise and I am sure that it is breaking His heart to
see how far we have fallen from our roots as a Christian nation. A country that
He ordained, that began with such great and magnificent promise is sinking fast
and unless, God Himself, orchestrates some cataclysmic jolt to all of us….this
nation that still prints “In God We Trust” on our money, is doomed to a bitter
end.
There is one bright and shining star though ….His CHURCH
Proclaim this July 4th as our day of Dependence
on the Creator of the Universe….and fight the good fight…..we know the outcome,
WE WIN!
MARCHING ON,
WPQ
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