GOD BLESS AMERICA!
God bless America! That’s not just an expression used by politicians and presidents! It’s an expression that we, too, should use. Why? Because we believe that God has blessed America and we still want Him to bless America!
Lee Hufstettler wrote in Reader’s Digest, “It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Georgia. After an early dinner, I asked my uncle if he would like to go for a walk and look at a few garage sales down the street. He said a walk would be fine, but that he didn’t much care for garage sales. I asked why not, and he answered, "Because if they don’t want it, I don’t want it either!"
We have so much in America that we have garage sales to practically give it away!
AMERICA IS THE LAND OF PLENTY!
God has blessed both America and us! But it doesn’t just stop with material blessings. He has also blessed America spiritually. Look at the churches across America, the Christian TV programs, the Christian books and the gospel music, etc. that are available to us in America.
Our church buildings are far more comfortable than they used to be: AC comfort, padded pews, etc. And in some cases, the music is better, the preaching is better, etc. At least, in the sense of not so much “hell-fire and brimstone.”
Preaching is more geared to meet the needs of people today in this fast-paced, stressed out society. This is not to say that we still don’t preach against sin, because we do. Just not the same way.
We are blessed in America! God has blessed America. Now it’s our turn.
We should be thoughtful and considerate of others. We should be different from most people of the world. Be a shining example of kindness and of selflessness. Always be looking for opportunities to do good to others; to open doors for others, to smile, to speak a word of cheer or show kindness to others, etc.
An old Persian legend once pictured four angels watching God create the world. One said, “Why did God make it?” Another said, “How did God make it?” A third said, “Can I have it?” And the fourth said, “Can I help to make it better!?”
The United States of America is not what she should be. And far too many have the wrong attitude about America. Some question why she is becoming so corrupted. Others ask, “how did America get this way?” And others just want all they can get out of America, not thinking of others. But the Christian person should be asking, “How can I help to make America better?” “How can I bless America?”
God Bless America,
Travis F. Mowell