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Inspirations From The Mountains
September 7, 2009
What If?
Let’s play “What if?” You know. That game of imagination we played as children where the sky was the limit and we could have or be anything we wanted. “What if I had a million dollars? What if I was a famous movie star? What if I was president of the United States?
Ready? Let’s begin. What if all God’s people had gotten involved in our governing process from the beginning? What if all of us had learned the process, been a faithful voter, ran for office, or at least stayed aware of the actions of our elected officials and demanded accountability? What if all of us had prayed for our governing officials faithfully as the Bible instructs us to do, instead of a token prayer when times were a little uncertain? Where would we be now? 1Timothy 2:1-2 says “I exhort first of all that prayers and intercessions be made for ….kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.”
Instead we misunderstood the meaning of “separation of church and state”. And too many of us have been so busy building or maintaining our own personal empires that we didn’t even notice when evil began to creep in and begin is deadly assault. Now we see our democracy slipping through our fingers like so much sand, and being replaced by a hand full of socialism. We are wandering around in a fog of hopeless confusion. “Too late! Too late!” We cry, “If we had only….”
But wait! God still has the final word. He is still the God of mercy and grace. Consider his words in 2 Chronicles 7:14. If My people who are called by My name (not those who have never known the God of the Bible), will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Will you join me in prayer? Father, I come now in shame for all my selfish wicked ways that caused me to neglect Your commandments to support my governing authorities. Please forgive me, and not only me but all of Your people who have had a part in bringing our nation to its present state. I am partly to blame. Please heal our land, Strengthen us so we will never repeat our mistakes again. Thank you for your eternal mercy and grace. Amen
What if every one who reads these words would heed them and pass them on to others, and then they would do the same? Our land would be healed because God said so!! –Rebecca Somoskey
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