Sunday morning. As I wake up and give my thanks for my family and a renewed faith that my efforts will bear fruit, I think of many things. I think of our soldiers fighting in undeclared wars around the globe while those whose job it is to look after their eternal souls are under a different kind of fire. I think of a southern preacher telling his congregation whose membership has been ravaged by the recent storms that they must keep the faith, for surely God will move the hearts of our leaders to compassion and mercy. I think of a homeless family,huddled together in a church that will be their home for the next week, while they wait for some help from the government.
What is the connection? Why does the connection lay so heavily on my soul, that I must put my words down for others to judge?
Readers, we are at a crisis point in our nation. We are confronted,day after day, with the work of the Enemy on two fronts. Satan attacks our nation through the lewdness and immorality that absolutely pervades " pop culture". Men marrying men and women marrying women,IN OUR CHURCHES!!!! He attacks us with our own government by empowering them through greed and deceit, to allow marriage for homosexuals and consequating those religious personages who choose not to marry these immoral people.
A while back, I read a story about a bakery in a Colorado town.This bakery specialized in Christian celebrations of many sorts and was the go to baker for most churches in his area. The owner had been approached by a gay couple who requested that he bake them a wedding cake. The baker refused, pointing out the nature of his bakery and gave friendly suggestions to go to other bakers who may be more suited to their needs. What did these two folks do? They sued the baker, claiming that they were discriminated against. The gay couple wn the case.There are similar cases in Oregon and New Mexico, where Christianity is under fire.
We can look at the lack of prayer in schools,the absence of the Ten Commandments from government halls and the venom that the government shows when attacking Christians and we can become overwhelmed by the though that this isnt going well for us.Today,I am going to tell you a harsh truth,show you where we were meant to be, and hopefully provide a compass heading for anyone whose moral compass is off by a bit.
The Truth: This is all on us. Our fault.No one elses. Just ours.We have watched for generation after generation as a slew of oily,disgusting,religion hating people have gradually worked their way into the halls of our state and federal capitols. At first we fought at the ballot box but over time, we have become weary of the fight.Voter turnout for conservative Christians is at an all time ebb. Obama was able to capitalize on this apathy and win 2 elections.With his election we have seen a steady erosion of both secular and religious rights.The Supreme Court which should be a bulwark against such rampant abuses,has let us down time and again. Instead of interpreting the Constitution as it was meant to be and measuring new legislation against that, they have decided to look at Obamas time in office as a time to follow the prevailing politics and thus we have lost many liberties.
For one to see,to truly understand that this nation was founded as a religious nation,we need only look at some of the very first legislation that was voted on and approved by the Congress.The Northwest Ordinance (passed by the same Congress that drafted and passed the First Amendment), the first federal law governing the western territories, provided that “Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.” Additionally, we could look to George Washington's farewell address,this is a direct quote "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism who should labour to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of Men and citizens. The mere Politician, equally with the pious man ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity."
“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other.”
― John Adams
I think that says it all folks.Have a good Sunday. Pray hard for our nation. Pray for our troops,that our leaders will stop the insanity of undeclared, unconstitutional wars and bring them home. Most of all pray for our society to wake up to the danger we are currently in politically,physically and religiously. This country was definitively founded not just as a religious nation but as a Christian nation. This fact is inescapable.
God bless you and God bless the United States of America.
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