Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Pray for our President and Leaders and for America

With yesterday being Memorial Day, I found it fitting that God would lead me to I Timothy 2: 1-3.

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior. (NKJV)

Yesterday I thought about all the men and women whose bodies lie in a grave today......because they defended America and the blessing of freedom.  It blows my mind when I think about how many thousands of soldiers over the last couple hundred years have waged war so that I can enjoy the freedom of even sharing the Word of God with you as I am doing right now.

That blessing of freedom is slowly eroding away and unfortunately seems to be picking up speed.  America has essentially kicked God out....we have decided we don't need Him and we are reaping the fruits of our decision.

There is a prayer in the book of Ezra that is very fitting for America today.

Ezra 9:6 (NKJV)  "And I said: "O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads and our guilt up to the heavens."

If America has any hope at all, it will be found in God's church, His people.  We must turn back to God.  We must be praying for those who are the rulers in America.  President Obama needs our prayers.  He currently fails to see the errors, the sin of abortions and same sex marriages.  As these folks are gaining freedoms, the Christians are losing theirs.  But it is not just those sins.....it is also the sins within God's church.

Brothers and Sisters:  We are not called to hate homosexuals, or those who have abortions.  We are not called to march around town with a sign that says "God hates fags"......He doesn't.   We are not called to anything other than prayer to God and showing the love of God to those around us.  We are also called to live a holy life that is acceptable in the sight of God.  We must stand for what is right.  I believe that is part of living that holy life.  We must carefully select those we elect into office who will make decisions on important issues.  That is part of living that holy life.  We must forsake our own sins.

We must pray......we must pray.......we must pray.   When we seek God's face with sincere hearts, we will then look up to the see the ear of God leaning our way.  He will forgive our sins and He will heal our land.

The hope of America is only as strong as the prayers of God's people.

One more thing......thank you to every soldier who has fought for my freedom.  Thank you for every family that has an empty place at the dinner table because their loved one is fighting for freedom or has paid the ultimate sacrifice while engaged in the battle.  Thank you every soldier who today walks with a limp or wears a prothesis so he or she can walk.....crippled in the fight for freedom.  "Thank you" is not sufficient....but I know of little else I can say.  One thing I do and that is I pray for you and I will continue to do so.  You have a special place in my heart.  May God bless you and your family and may America forever hold you in the highest honor.  It is not the NBA or the NFL or the Hollywood industry where we find our hero.  It is you, the soldier.  Thank you