As the Christmas season rolls around once again, I am reminded again and again how much this holiday has changed in my short life-time. Seventeen years ago, no Christmas card held the inscription, Merry X-mas. At least, not that I remember seeing. Now, it seems, those sort of things are being promoted, and no one seems to mind that today's society is taking Christ out of Christmas. If we remove Christ, who, then, is the Reason for the season? Santa Claus?
Every year, it seems our nation grows farther and farther away from God. What was once considered a Christian nation, is now just a shadow of that title. Growing more pagan every day, this nation needs revival now, more than ever.
How can we claim to be a Christian nation, all the while throwing God out of it? Taking God and Bible-reading out of public schools, removing the Ten Commandments from public places, endorsing un-godly marriages, that is, marriages that are not between a man and a woman, enabling young girls to abort their babies because of promiscuous activities, all these things show that we are forgetting the God who once made this land great.
In the Bible, God is very clear about what happens when a nation forgets God.
Psalm 9:17 "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." If we continue on this path, this nation has no hope of survival. As surely as God made this country, He can destroy it.
We, as Christians, must be willing to take a stand against our society, against our school boards, and against our government, if the government tells us to go against what God says. We have to stand up, for if we don't, who will? Acts 10:35 "But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him."
Someday, God is going to judge this nation for the way we have forgotten Him:
Isaiah 55:5,6 " Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:"
I think more people today need to remember Who was behind the founding of this nation, Who it was that led our Founding Fathers to write up the Declaration of Independence, and they need to remember Who holds the Earth in the palm of His hand.
Deuteronomy 32:18 "Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee."
God save America!
Monday, December 3, 2007
Are We Forgetting Something?
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Good point there, Bethany. Today I spent some time in prayer crying out to God for our nation. It is in such a desperate case and before we know it, it will be like a nation in a third-world-country. Oh America, why have you deserted God and the Bible? Why do you think it is that there is such rampant rapes and murders in our public schools if you took out the Ten Commandments? Surely by now we have seen the fruit of our labors in such carnal areas and have enough sense to cry out to God for our country. This is OUR country, and we need to be willing to take responsibility for it. We can only pray and plead for a revival in our country. God Save America!
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