Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The wheel is turning.

You have no doubt heard how President Obama wants to “fundamentally change” our country. From his campaign speeches of 2008 to his ongoing “Goodwill” tours abroad he offers apologies for American arrogance, promises to change the American image and economic system, and unvarnished condemnation for our capitalistic greed.


While arrogance and greed are indeed a problem for many in the US, I think something about Obama's understanding of who we are as a country is tragically flawed.
The United States of America is far from perfect, but where we have come from is made clear with one accurate review of our history. We are a country that was originally founded upon principles that transcend human law and self-serving pursuits. Where we are now was an incremental corruption of where we started. This transition is due, in large part, to the failure of our people, from one generation to the next, to recognize our relationship to a divine Authority. We have either forgotten, or refuse to accept the fact that we are and must be “one nation under God”.
Consider the following quote from one of the greatest men to have ever served in the office of the presidency of the United States; President Ronald Reagan.

“When World War II ended, the United States had the only undamaged industrial power in the world. Our military might was at its peak, and we alone had the ultimate weapon, the nuclear weapon, with the unquestioned ability to deliver it anywhere in the world. If we had sought world domination then, who could have opposed us? But the United States followed a different course, one unique in all the history of mankind. We used our power and wealth to rebuild the war-ravished economies of the world, including those of the nations who had been our enemies.”

When we seek to live as God has taught us to live in His Word, then we shall live in peace and experience the bountiful successes of our grand history.

However, if we continue to live as if there is no sovereign God over us, then we are effectively choosing destruction. It could not be more simply stated.
As the proportion of our people that reject God’s authority continues to grow, I predict we shall all see the truth of the matter very soon.

We need to repent, brothers. Please reconsider?

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