Make God Great Again

 

For decades it was illegal to teach the Bible in the Soviet Union. Violators risked being subjected to “re-education.” If Soviet children were taught to revere anything, it was the Soviet State and its leaders. But things have changed, as you know, in the former “Evil Empire.” Thousands of Bibles have been distributed in Moscow’s Gorky Park, in prisons, and in schools. School children were given Bibles in St. Petersburg. “I remember we had the Bibles in the classroom for only one month,” expressed the mayor, “and saw a profound change among the children.” The children given the Bible to read exhibited behavioral improvements toward one another and others. This was about as shocking as hearing expletives in rap music for the first time! And here’s the irony of the whole story. While Russia began allowing Bibles back into the classroom a dozen plus years ago, America increasingly began viewing the Bible as counterproductive literature. And over the past thirty years we have seen the ill effects of this philosophy. From high school all the way down to the sixth grade, students are bringing guns and other weapons to school for their own protection. Over half of sixteen-year-olds are sexually active, and as a consequence, far beyond the pregnancy and abortion problem, the 21^st Century’s most fearsome plague of STD’s runs rampant among our teens. Sadly, over sixty percent of our children see nothing wrong with cheating on tests to obtain a passing grade without having to doing the work and actually learning about real life. The rise and fall of nations has less to do with weapons and technology, and more to do with the lack of worshipping God and teaching His will. The Soviets are now using proper “re-education” – what we need is to undergo rededication to the godly principles that made this country great.

[2 Chronicles 7:12-22] …if My people who are called by My name 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. Much of the world has lost its way broadening morality to the threshold of an abyss that no one can recover from without the Lord our God. As God continues being portrayed as too strict with our self-governing will to do as we please in this life, and as He is being pushed aside, He will take with Him all the free rights we are born with, and we will become subject to evil tyranny (Romans 1:18-25). And if you don’t think that can happen, take a survey of life in the world over just the past five years. We were not born to hate – it is a learned trait that can be unlearned (Ephesians 4:17-32). 2022 must be a year of revival worldwide – read your Bible!

Psalm 148: 1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! 2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! 4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created. 6 He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away. 7 Praise the Lord from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths; 8 Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; 9 Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars; 10 Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl; 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; 12 Both young men and maidens; Old men and children. 13 Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven. 14 And He has exalted the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints - Of the children of Israel, (the church) A people near to Him. Praise the Lord! Amen!