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Christians Need A Backbone
by Leonard Granger Christians are told by our gracious and loving Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, that we are to be the " light of the world" . Matthew 5:14 " Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." Over the centuries since our God-fearing country was founded, many faithful believers have honored our Lord and followed God's Word the Bible. However, in the past 60 years we have forsaken the LORD as did Israel; we have forgotten our manifold blessings and God has begun to withhold his blessings from our nation. As a child during the Second World War, I recall our President FDR was a bold Christian leader. During his Fireside Chats, to the American people and the world, he would offer up a prayer to God asking for guidance and protection in the time of trials and tribulations. We had confidence in our leaders, many of our leaders demonstrated faith in God, and our churches were filled every Sunday, giving honor and worship to our Lord. What has happen since those days as our nation has turned away from God? We abolished prayer in our public schools in 1962, in 1973 we legalized abortion with the result of over 58 million unborn babies denied their right to live. The gay lifestyle was sanctioned by government mandate in June 2015 by same sex marriages. When the Christian community is silent, the Devil has free reign over our country. When the Christian community is silent, we succumb to political correctness. The time has come for Christians to follow the words of 2 Chron, 7:14, "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." The Christian community must unite around the Gospel and focus on spreading the Good News to a sinful world. We are saved as Christian first then attend the church of our choice. In past years, churches of all denominations united in Tent Revival Meetings, had sport teams for the young, visitation to Senior Citizens Rest Homes, and spread the Gospel throughout the community. Christian leadership in government is the outgrowth of having Christian character in our churches. God's Word the Bible tells us in Proverbs 29-2, " When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." Let us pray, worship, and build men and women of character who love the LORD and pray for God-fearing leadership in this country, so we can return our nation to the Biblical principals upon which it was founded. With this nation under attack from within and by terrorists groups, we as Christians need to remember our Lord's words in 1 Peter 3:12," For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers, but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil." Trust we will all be in the church of our choice this Sunday, as we honor and worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. No Copyright. Website TipTopWebsite.com/LensLines Christian Newspaper Writer in California [email protected] Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |