LEN'S LINES === A Little Religion On A Positive Note By Len Granger
When Will God Sing?
As we live our daily lives each of us spends time praying and reading the Bible, God's word for guidance. We also gather with others as we attend the church we select to sing and worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We reach out to others around us and spread the Good Word to those that should be saved, so they also can know the wonderful life and Salvation that is available to those that put their faith in the Lord.
All this is good that we do as a person serving the Lord, however, What about our nation--Do we still honor God? Our country forefathers established a nation made up of colonies each worshiping the Lord and was established under those guidelines. We see "In God We Trust" on many public buildings and on our money, bills and coins. The Bible is used to pledge our trust in God, as our office holders at at levels of government lay their hand on God's Word.
We read in the Bible, in Mathew 25 Verse 31 to 34, " When the Son of Man, comes in his Glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the Throne of His Glory. " All the nations will be gather before Him, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. " And He will set the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on his left. "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."
In our lifetime, we have seen the nations that have fallen away from serving God, no longer the leading nations of the world. They have suffered greatly in times of war, disaster and a demised standing among other nations. Our country has been blessed time and time again, however, there now seems to be movement away from serving or even needing God's protection and guidance. Are we headed down the slippery slope other nations have taken?
I pray not, For God can bring severe punishment on nations as we see in many places in the Bible. One such reference is in the Book of Zephaniah were God was very unhappy and destroyed the nation of Israel. When they repented and prayed for His forgiveness, we see our Loving and Gracious Lord was willing to accept them back under his protecting wings. We even note He Sang.
Zephaniah 3-17 tells us, "The Lord Thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy, He will rest in His love, HE WILL JOY OVER THEE WITH SINGING.
Yes, if our nation turns back to God for his guidance, we will see a God that sings with us as we worship and sing in the church of our choice this coming Sunday.
God is already singing but we have turned a deaf hear to His songs. A life or a Nation that don't follow God statues is living on borrowed times and operating on a life support which is artificial oxygen.
2 Chronicles 7:14
My people called by my name l
Humble themselves and Pray,
Seek my face,
Turn away from their wicked ways
THEN
I will hear fro Heaven,
Forgive their sin,
Heal their land
Their is no forgivenes, healing or blessings taking place until we start living according to our promise IN GOD WE TRUST.
People that trust in God operates according to the will of God not against His will.
