In the familiar hymn America, there is a verse that reads, " Our fathers God to Thee Author of liberty, to Thee we sing, long may our land be bright with freedoms holy light, protect us by Thy might great God our King." This verse captures a great truth that I think we have forgotten, and that is that the freedoms we enjoy today are not to be taken for granted. Our liberty is dependent on the favor and blessing of God Who rules all things from heaven. He has set in place certain immutable truths and absolutes that will, if followed, enhance the day to day life of that nation with courage and moral fiber enough to implement them. Our history demonstrates that this is why America has become the greatest nation that has ever been.
But a dreadful thing is occurring today, before our very eyes. Our freedoms are being eroded and legislated away because of so-called political correctness. We joke about political correctness and some of the language that we use with it but this is a real threat. Political correctness tries to pressure people to do right. That is, people are told what "right" actually is. The right way to think, to speak, to act, to set priorities and more, are established not by the moral precepts of a good and wise God, but by corrupt and weak government leaders. In some ways, according to Paul's letter to the Romans, government exists for the punishment of evil doers and the promoting of well doing. The threat of political correctness is that we try to promote "good," without the Source of all goodness, God. God is being replaced by the state as the basis of our morality. When we forget God as we are doing, we are relinquishing the very freedoms that we think will always be ours. The state will move in to the vacancy created when God is rejected, and our freedoms will perish. Our entire way of life will not be far behind.
Our way of life will only continue if citizens who live here, are morally sound, rich in faith, and are humbly acknowledging the good God Who created us all and sustains us. Freedoms are a great privilege, and one that has a corresponding responsibility to use our liberty not for unrighteousness and sin, but in doing what is right as defined by the Holy Scriptures, the Bible.
Another verse says, "America, America, God mend thine every flaw! Confirm thy soul in self control, thy liberty in law." This is our prayer for our leaders, our nation and especially our churches.
It begins with each individual citizen. Trust Jesus Christ today for the forgiveness of sins. As He makes a difference in the lives of us all, one person at a time, perhaps He will turn the tide of the deterioration of our national character we see today. Pray for America!
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