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"The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men; from His dwelling place He looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, He who fashions the hearts of them all, He who understands all their works" (Psalm 33:13-15)
I cannot say with certainty, beloved, but I am pretty sure that it was my youngest sister who as a child once rewrote the words to "God Bless America," declaring that God guides this great nation "through the night with the light from a bulb." Makes sense, doesn't it, at least to a child?
The unchangeable truth is, though, that God does indeed guide this land which is our home and for which we feel such gratitude and patriotic pride. We do know, however, that He does not lead us with the light from a "bulb" but with a light from "above." And that divine light of His sovereignty and His love has been guiding us throughout our history. That single truth is what will see us through these difficult times in which we presently find ourselves as Americans.
What ever happened to the "pursuit of happiness"? When did it become a line that you can stand in to receive what is owed to you by the right of citizenship? What has happened to our entrepreneurial spirit and to the pride of personal accomplishment? It seems to me that if the "pursuit" is removed, all that is left is the handout! Is that really what the founding fathers intended for us as a people?
In the midst of all this chaos, we look about in search of one constant, just one, to which we may anchor our souls and the lives of our families. We want one rock upon which we can plant our feet and stand for what is right and just and true. And that one constant, beloved, is the fact that God is never-changing and that God is ever-ruling. Come what may, God reigns over the affairs of men. Whether we can see His hand at work or not it is at work nonetheless. As the song says, when we cannot "trace His hand" we can "trust His heart"!
Let me encourage you, then, to set your feet solidly upon the Rock that is Jesus Christ and your faith in Him. Let me urge you to stand with all your might for truth, God's truth, and nothing else. Let me further encourage you to love what is still right about this country and to stand against what is wrong. As the psalmist made so very clear, God "sees all the sons of men." He sees and He knows and He ever moves to accomplish His purpose in our lives.
God bless America, land that I love!
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above;
From the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam-
God bless America, my home sweet home!
Ron
