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The United States of America is my country, and I am proud to be an American citizen. I stand with America. I pray for my country, that God will continue to show His kindness to us all. We are not a godly people. We are not a people of faith. But many Americans, young and old, do take their stand with the Lord Jesus Christ. Many do trust in the Lord and look to Him for leadership and help. As Israel always had a faithful remnant, so also there is a solid inner core of men, women and young people in this country who bow the knee to Jesus Christ, and who pray to God for wisdom, help and leadership.
I wish I could say that all of our leaders were righteous men and women. We seem to always be finding out, however, that the people we look to for representation and honorable leadership are not as sincere and trustworthy as we had hoped. Even so, God is able to use anyone, and he is able to work His will in and through any kind of instrument, as both the Bible and more recent history demonstrate. It's my prayer, then, that the Lord will guide our land safely through the treacherous waters we are in right now.
The Bible shows us that God judges nations. He is both wise and caring in all His ways, and even in judgment the Lord shows mercy, love and a will to save. He will always set things right in time or in eternity. As a citizen of the United States, I am concerned about our future as a people. I trust God to help us. But the Lord concerns Himself with more than our physical well being. He will do what is truly best for each human soul, even if that means the loss of all earthly things. It is better, after all, to lose all we think we own in order to gain what only God can give.
Jesus Christ died on the cross many centuries ago to save sinners. He took away the sin of the world. The Bible says that God so loves the world that He gave His only Son. That means that God so loves America (and every other nation of people) that He has already gone to extraordinary lengths to rescue us all from the foolishness of our ways. It also means that we must respond in faith to the light of the good news of Jesus Christ. We cannot, as individuals or as a nation, continue to reject God's kindness and hope to receive good things.
I thank God for America and all that it has meant to millions of people all over the world. Our stand for liberty and justice, while not always perfect and not always understood by others, is a beacon of light and hope to the whole world. I pray that we will remain free and independent. I also pray that every land will have the opportunity to enjoy freedom from oppression and hatred and war. May God bless America, and may the Lord bring peace, liberty and justice to all peoples in our lifetimes. In Jesus' name, amen and amen.
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