I live in America, the Land of the Free.
This Country was founded on Christian Values and a Law from the inspiration of the Bible.
The trails of our founding fathers went through to make this country. And how God's control over this and all the ways I find his control over so much astounds me.
God gave us a free will to live free.
America has lost its way, or maybe it has long ago, or maybe it never was on the exact right track, but I'd like to think so. :)
As Americans the wealthiest nation in the world, we became comfortable with our easy lives and distracted from what matters with social interactions, social status, Tv series, Drama, Gossip, Sex, Money and living for the moment.. ..
Many of these in my list are idols, hidden to some. And americans are fascinated by this list and consume their lives into it. So much that it may be their life or their God. When someone doesn't have something to fill them are they not willing to be filled with a God who loves them? Maybe but I'd say that they would be more likely than someone has found their God in my list described earlier.
So in knowing the God of the Universe and everything in it. I consider it a challenge to be in a country that doesn't know or want to know "how badly it Needs God." Some people are wise enough to know their is a emptiness and are trying to fill it with anything. And may even think they find it and find brief happiness. But God offers his love and Everlasting Joy through his Son who took all of our sin, death and pain on himself in our place.
We are not perfect and we were damned by our first little sin, But his Grace is enough to cover all of our sin if we just put our trust in the Savior who saves, Jesus. God came to earth and lived as a man with the power of the holy spirt, "the third part of the trinity, God three in one". Shown he was the Son of God, Revealed so much to us and told us it was time for his death multiple times before. And knew of his disciples future failures and still loved them and died for us all, without sin or fault, unlike all of us of many sins and faults. But it did not End with his death! For as he had said on the third day he rose from the Dead and stayed with his disciples for forty days. Then left to heaven telling them not to leave Jerusalem, till they were filled with the holy spirt. Once they were empowered they were on the great Commission to tell the world this good news that Jesus came and died for them.
Now two thousand years later many have heard and forgotten How our Savior loves us and what he has done for us. We've turned to our sinful desires and fallen away and maybe don't even know it. America is the largest english speaking mission field and it will be a challenge, but hasn't that shown God's faith in us, in America?
Just trying to tell myself this as much as you. And I know it is long but that has been on my heart of late. Sorry it is long, hope it made you think a little.. ..
-Now out of these Faith, Hope and Love remain and the greatest of these is Love.
