Friday, July 04, 2008

july 4th I thank the Lord for our beloved country and the freedoms that He gave us to enjoy here in America. There are those that would try to take them away or impune them, but that is for another blog and another day. Today I will be thankful for our blessings and thank and give praise to the Lord for bestowing on us such a wonderful gift. Our country is a beacon to the world for freedom and justice and standing up for those that are oppressed. Let freedom ring! Think of what a miraculous a beginning this land had. Patriots formed a tiny relatively untrained "army" and fought the most powerful country at that time, with its highly trained army and defeated it. WOW! Is our God great or what? Farmers, frontiersmen and city boy soldiers fought and defeated the world's most highly trained, supplied and professional army at that time. They should have been defeated quickly and we should all be under the rule of the British crown. But our God made a statement back in 1776, and freedom has not looked back since. Am I a patriot, you bet. Do I love America, you better believe it. Is our freedom and prosperity a blessing from God alone, absolutely, beyond any shadow of doubt, most assuredly! America is not perfect. Human beings are not perfect. But as long as we are humble toward God and allow Him to be the source of our freedom and blessing, we will continue to be a light to the world. If we become arrogant and think that we no longer need God and cease to walk in His ways then I will be gravely concerned for this country's future. Consider the Roman Empire, the USSR, Germany under Hitler, Japan under Tojo, ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, etc. The list is long and alarming. God does not need us, but we definitely neeed Him!