Life, Libery and Vision
Today we celebrate our Independence Day. It is the vision and guts of men and women that saw hope in God and freedom in Him through the means of this great 'new' land to declare independence from Great Britian on this day in 1776.
We are the land of the free and the brave. We have lived strong, a beacon to the rest of the world. We have been the ones who stood for democracy and fought to redeem the oppressed. We looked to God to be with us and saw His vision.
Now our primary site and vision is turned on wealth throughout this great country and has become the driving force for all decisions made to the devastation of 'the people'. Vision is no longer for the people, but rather the dollar. The dollar, the driving force in goverment, businesses, homes, churches, families and even our young children.
We cannot serve mammon and God. Matthew 6:24 We cannot lose sight of the fact if we continue in the direction we are going we will be faced with some hard decisions. And it will not be the hand of God who brings devastation but our own hand. Can we open our eyes and begin to see each other and love each other as His children? Can we cry out to Him for forgiveness of our shortsightedness looking at money to supply our needs instead of God?
All the protests of the 'words' In God We Trust on money mean nothing, it doesn't make money or mammon in these situations a sacred blessing. Money is not our God, we do not worship the money. Or do we? And the inscription of these words on it doesn't make it God's money. Money is a means by which our 'needs' are met and it is what we make of it, or whether it becomes everything we want.
When devastation comes, which will we choose, 'things' or each other? Which will we see as necessary, 'money or things' or each other? We are here for each other.
This is my desire and prayer for the United States of America and the world, that we turn our hearts and keep them on Him, Who is our God, Who is love, Who loves us with an everlasting love, Who does supply our every need. That we see each other with a pure heart and our hope is in Him not money.
We live in a great country and His blessings have been with us. Let us turn our hearts and look in the right direction. This does not mean money.
2 Corinthians 6:6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever." 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 13 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." ___ Declaration of Independence
Our 'unalienable rights', the Source is evident, in our Lives, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, we are His people forever.
Hold on to this 'pure' vision, Who is our only security.
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Video & Song
'Heal Our Land' Jamie Rivera
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