2"Why should the nations say, Where is now their God?
3But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.
4The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
5They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
6They have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not;
7They have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not;
neither can they make a sound with their throats.
8They who make idols are like them; so are all who trust in and lean on them.."
-Psalm 115
This morning I'm thinking about America. "Why should the nations say [of America], Where is now their God?" I believe they are...
America was founded upon Christian principles and now our tolerance has led to the decay of our foundation. Sadly, most of us as Christians are not even aware it's happening around us- and what's worse, most of us will not do anything about it until it's too late. Tolerance will drive us to a place we never wanted to go or intended to go as Christian nation. It will keep us longer than we intended to stay and damage us more than we thought it could.
You may be labeled as 'intolerant" if you speak out, but who cares- at least you're making a difference and standing up for God's law to be estabilshed once again in our land. We need Godly leaders who can direct America back to it's foundation. I don't understand how we let prayer be taken out of our schools systems. We are so tolerant and blind. We have let so many things slip into our government. Where are the people who will stand up and say "No, we will not allow this!" ??
We have to bring God back into our government(laws)..if we don't- we will look back upon this time when we had the opportunity to and regret it.
I don't want other nations to look at us and say "Where is their God now?" Question is...where do we start?
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Psalm 115 (The Message)
Not for our sake, God, no, not for our sake, but for your name's sake, show your glory.
Do it on account of your merciful love,
do it on account of your faithful ways.
Do it so none of the nations can say,
"Where now, oh where is their God?"
3-8 Our God is in heaven
doing whatever he wants to do.
Their gods are metal and wood,
handmade in a basement shop:
Carved mouths that can't talk,
painted eyes that can't see,
Tin ears that can't hear,
molded noses that can't smell,
Hands that can't grasp, feet that can't walk or run,
throats that never utter a sound.
Those who make them have become just like them,
have become just like the gods they trust.
4-9 God is higher than anything and anyone,
outshining everything you can see in the skies.
Who can compare with God, our God,
so majestically enthroned,
Surveying his magnificent
heavens and earth?
He picks up the poor from out of the dirt,
rescues the wretched who've been thrown out with the trash,
Seats them among the honored guests,
a place of honor among the brightest and best.
He gives childless couples a family,
gives them joy as the parents of children.
Hallelujah!
9-11 But you, Israel: put your trust in God!
—trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
Clan of Aaron, trust in God!
—trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
You who fear God, trust in God!
—trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
12-16 O God, remember us and bless us,
bless the families of Israel and Aaron.
And let God bless all who fear God—
bless the small, bless the great.
Oh, let God enlarge your families—
giving growth to you, growth to your children.
May you be blessed by God,
by God, who made heaven and earth.
The heaven of heavens is for God,
but he put us in charge of the earth.
17-18 Dead people can't praise God—
not a word to be heard from those buried in the ground.
But we bless God, oh yes—
we bless him now, we bless him always!
Hallelujah!
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