In his 7 minute address that now graces the halls of history, Abraham Lincoln said, “the world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it will never forget what they did here.” Two centuries have come and gone and few can remember what was said, but we do know that God blessed our country and gave us this liberty. We remember the actions of men and women who fought to free themselves from the tyrant of taxation and a burdensome monarchy. They came for religious freedom, so that a government or some ruling class would not be able to control their pursuit of worship and offerings unto the Lord. While we are watching the erosion of these long held victories, we must remember that this land is still the greatest country in the world. We still have the freedom to worship and lift our voice to speak His name: Jesus.
It was the Lord Who called out the benefit of the Day. He said, “work while it is day, the night cometh when no man can work.” So though there is a spiritual battle for the soul of this nation, and though there are principalities that are waging war against both God and the family, the fact remains that it is yet Day and we can still work. Our city is filled with hungry souls; lost in the mire of sin. Our neighborhoods are groping in darkness searching for something that will satisfy. The Day yet remains!
I pray that we will not sink into a silent state; mourning the loss of purity and decency. I pray that we will find the scripture to be true: “As sin abounds, grace will much more abound.”
The climate of our culture only gives us a clearer voice to speak the praises of Him Who hath called us out of darkness into this marvelous Light. We are still America and we still have a right to witness of the goodness of the Lord.
Pastor Jeffrey Harpole