July 4th, we as a nation celebrate today, the birth of this Great country we get to call our home. I would like to take a moment to consider how we came to be, where we have been, and where we are headed.
A country must be established on an ideal and a principal, its course charted and plotted, and like a compass, it MUST have a True “Standard” to guide it on its journey. If the compass is faulty, disaster is sure to be the end result. In circa 1620, the pilgrims landed in what is called today Plymouth, they established what is known as The Mayflower Compact which served as the “Foundation” stone of Our Constitution. The compass or standard by which the pilgrim’s established this new compact for the colony…which would become The United States of America, was The Bible; The King James version to be specific. They established their daily life and the structure of society by its creeds and standards of morality and conduct.
They embarked on a mission, a journey. They established a clear chartered course for this society (nation) to function as a free, independent entity founded on liberty in regards to the knowledge of God and His WORD.
Years later, a Declaration of Independence was formally drafted and signed by those we refer to as our Founding Fathers, they built upon the foundation and concept of ideals that the early pilgrims and puritans established. As a symbol of prophetic vision, and trust in The Almighty God of The Bible, our flag and the eagle was selected as emblems of this ideal; Liberty, Freedom, Independence of its citizens to follow the biblical standard of daily life. You did not need to be a believer but you did need to adhere to the standard of conduct. This is how we became the great melting pot of the world!
Wars have been fought to lay hold of that ideal, lives have been sacrificed upon the great alter of freedom and liberty. Our Revolution, our Civil, the great World Wars I & II. All lay in retrospect of the cost of maintaining and honoring those ideals established upon the principals those pilgrims braved unknown waters and lands to establish. They joined in partnership with the indigenous people of the land to not only survive, but thrive and prosper.
Now, it is true we have not always remained true and steadfast to that which we were called. We turned against those indigenous peoples, imported slavery, and have abandoned our moral compass. Psalms 11:3 inquires about what can be done when the foundations are being destroyed. Make no mistake the foundations of this country have been under attack for sometime and many already have been eroded away and are crumbling – our nation is in peril!
We now are a nation, that mocks the God of our founders, we’ve turned to honor the god of pleasure more than sacrifice. A self centered society seeking what is right in everyone’s own mind. We can see the destruction of this abandonment in every stitch of the fabric of society. How long can we sustain ourselves in light of this great error; of holding course to the current compass of vague and shifting standards of conduct, morality, the pursuit and glorification of unrighteousness.
I have a birthday wish for this country, My Country;
Great God in heaven, Holy and Glorious is your Great Name, please send a spirit of hunger to return to your Word, your Standard, Our Heritage, to this land that I love, established upon your Truth.
It is time for national repentance! No longer can we celebrate for that which we have perverted, mistreated, and have led astray our future generations. Are we celebrating for their future? We as a nation need to have a good long look into that reflecting pool at Washington D.C. or WTC in NY and ask the hard question – are we exalting “Righteousness” or are we exalting iniquity? The wages of sin are death, and The Lord of Hosts will judge a nation in the life time of that nation. I do not believe nor am I asking for a theocracy but I believe as a nation we have allowed the foundations of our society to be eroded to the point of calamity. Only a true move of repentance birthed by The Spirit of God can we survive. My hope is not found in DJT, it certainly is not found in anything produced by the Democratic party. Only the Sovereign Grace of the God of The Bible and the atoning redemptive work of Jesus Christ’s shed blood can our nation be saved, healed and restored.
I am not asking you Lord God to bless this country with anything other than Your Spirit of Wisdom, Justice, Repentance, and for your Holy Presence to be honored in this place – called home.
A broken heart, and weeping for my country is how I will spend today.
A Watchmen on the Wall 