"Rise"
Sometimes we ought, consider who fought,
To preserve our great right to be free,
Willing to die, if only to try,
To keep things the way they should be.
Some would deconstruct, what rose from the muck,
To throw off the yoke of oppression,
They seem to take pain, to let government reign,
And have never learned history’s lesson.
And all of man’s isms have created prisons,
Where liberty’s cheapened and sold,
The lies of the past, how long they still last,
To give evil men their control.
Marxism’s twin, the communists win,
And Islam’s sharia a threat,
The atheists wink, and all of ‘em think,
That they’ll take America yet.
But by the Lord’s grace, some still seek His face,
And cry out for mercy instead,
Then they rise and vote, and that gives us hope,
To fight against all who would tread,
On this freedom for all, and as we recall,
The patriots who all paid freedom’s cost,
We can’t let it go, ‘cause we truly know,
If we do our republic is lost.
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance.” (Psalm 33:12, NKJV)
Is America a “Christian” nation? In many important ways, yes. Why? Because our founders adhered to a Christian worldview and believed that our freedoms were granted by the Creator of the Bible. Does that mean they all were true disciples of Jesus Christ? No, many were not. Yet the entire notion that human rights and equality are not man-made, or granted by man-made governments, is truly an exceptional and deeply biblical conviction. In our current milieu, America is threatened by communism, atheism, radical Islam, and secular humanism, among many others. What is the answer? It falls to Christian believers to shine the light of Christ into this dark world. We should also pray without ceasing. And finally we should engage by supporting those candidates that best represent godly principles and beliefs. This is not to time to be silent or sit on the sidelines. It is time to rise, in Jesus’ name.
Lord, have mercy on our nation, in Jesus’ name.
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