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See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way that I am commanding you today, to go after other gods that you have not known. Deuteronomy 11:26–28
D.L. MOODY
Take the two Sauls: The first Saul got a kingdom and a crown; he had a lovely family, (no father ever had a better son than Saul had in Jonathan); he had the friendship of Samuel, the best prophet there was on the face of the Earth; and yet he lost the friendship of Samuel, lost his crown, his kingdom and his life, all through an act of disobedience.
Now take the Saul of the New Testament. When God called him, he was obedient to the heavenly vision, and he was given a heavenly kingdom.
The act of obedience gained all, and the act of disobedience lost everything. I believe the wretchedness and misery and woe in this country today comes from disobedience to God. If they won’t obey God as a nation, let us begin individually. Let us make up our minds that we will do it, cost us what it will, and we will have peace and joy.
ERWIN LUTZER
God has been unofficially banned in America from the public square, from education and science, and He’s being banned from the workplace. People say God must stay on the other side of that thick, high wall called “the separation of church and state.”
When most Americans say, “God bless America,” they mean, “Oh God, keep us from terrorist attacks, keep my children healthy, and don’t let the stock market crash.” But it should mean: “God bless America with a spirit of repentance and revival.” We need to ask ourselves if we are on God's side, not the other way around. God is faithful to all those who seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
PRAYER
Father, build my faith and help me to be a good witness wherever you plant me.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
What areas of your life do you separate God from?Instead of asking God to bless America, what should believers ask God to do?