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~ Jesus Is America’s Freedom ~

by Steve A. Politte

I look back in time so many years ago when I was so very young.  Our country was involved in a war, but it was called a “conflict.”  Still yet, to those who fought it was a war, and to those who fought it was for the cause so that our great nation could remain free, and our flag could continue to wave in the breeze.  Yes, it was hard to see so many soldiers killed in Vietnam and also badly injured, just as it was for those in other wars, but we knew that it was the price that had to be paid in order for us to remain a free nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.  Oh the government might have had different reasons for us being there, but we knew in our hearts what the real reason was.

Today is a special day as we celebration that time in our history that our country was founded by our forefathers, those who originally fought the battles and gave of their lives so that this United States of America might be possible. There have been barbecue’s and dinners, perhaps parades and picnics, and of course fireworks across this country of ours. Perhaps there were conversations about our country, about how we came to be a free nation, about what it has taken to keep us a free nation, and perhaps the very dismal way things look today, as a new kind of leadership, certainly not one who seems, in general, to cherish our Constitution;  the morals and values that our founding fathers were so passionate about, that they choose to fight the mightier England so that they could worship God in there own way, as well as many other rights that were written into that one awesome Constitution. And since that time, we have had to fight time and time again to preserve our way of life and those morals and values contained in our Constitution. So many lives have been given, the ultimate sacrifice, by so many men and women, so that we could be a part of this great nation still yet today.

I wonder if people, in general today, even give thought to where this freedom, our rights, and all that we hold so dear, really comes from, that were held in such importance in hearts and minds of those who founded our country.? I wonder if they know that God’s only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ suffered and died on a cross, close to 2000 years ago, give or take few, so that we may be set free for all time and eternal life would be possible for us all? I wonder if they know that it was Jesus who was the first crusader for human dignity, human life, freedom from oppression, who gave us a reason to worship; who laid down the foundation of our morals and values; who himself taught us what those were to be, the two great commandments, and the beatitudes, which primarily includes it all; a reason to fight for what we have today in this country?

We are facing some very difficult times in this country, in this world of ours today, and there is a reason my friends. I am not just taking about a corrupt government and a corrupt world, that is evident enough for all of us to see. I am taking about corrupt souls and the realization that the laws of God have been neglected, mostly in favor of our own water downed Christianity of today.  At least, that is how it seems to me. Maybe I am wrong, I hope I am. But until us free people start to put God first in our lives, in our everyday lives, and to proclaim the gospel message of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the people in our country who seem to have lost sight of him, then nothing is really going to get any better. And it has to start with me, and then you, and then you, and then you, and on and on, until we realize where our ultimate freedom comes from.  And if we don’t, then that Constitution will have been written in vain, and will easily be replaced by our current administration, and any to follow, if that even happens.

Yes, we are a proud nation, conceived with the idea that equality and freedom of choice are essential in order to establish and maintain a free society. We are an ever-changing people, changed by traditions, customs, environments, inventions, and wars, which have so frequently prevailed among us. We are a people with different opinions, ideals, beliefs, and different ways of expressing ourselves. Yet, we are one people bound by the same Constitution, the same Republic, Democracy, and the same American heritage. And that heritage, that way of life we Americans seek today, as in days gone past, has been subject to and has survived many a perilous fight. It wasn’t meant to be destroyed by today’s progressives, it was meant to grow in richness and prosperity, in victory and peace. Is that not why so many people, men and women, have died and sprinkled their blood on American soil and the soil of other countries? Wasn’t it to preserve, defend, and strengthen the hopes of future generations? Our sorrows and misfortunes, our joys and accomplishments, our adventures and experiences, these all help in the molding of our personality and character, and also that of our country and it’s future. As I have said, we are the foundation of love and peace, or corruption and disorder. We can, and have built a society to strengthen and protect our way of life. We can continue to educate minds and cultivate new ideals, ideals that foster success and upholds friendships. We can do anything that we, as a people, and as a country desire to do. The future of America my look bleak, and the hopes of that future, whether it lives or dies, prospers or decays, depend upon the character, ability, and more importantly the moral principles of those people who guide our ship of state.

On this Fourth of July day, 2010 – perhaps we should ask what our hopes are for America’s future? Perhaps we should hope that strength and courage abundant be given to all who work and fight for a world of reason and understanding; that the good that lies in the hearts of men and women be harvested; that we will come to see more clearly, not that which divides us, but that which unites us; that each hour is one spent in living those morals and values that our Lord taught us, so that a prosperous and worthwhile future may be a goal worth striving for; that when we reach that future as a people, we can be the reason for continuing what our founding fathers established in freedom and peace, a government strong, and with new ideals as it foundation; an unselfish America - one that recognizes God as the source of all hope, the inspiration of all right, and the defender of all victory; so that those things which everyone seeks in this life – freedom, love, and peace – may be a goal with an ultimate and satisfying assurance. We commemorate those who have sacrificed their lives, or those who have come to the forefront in defending this great nation.

The seed of Democracy has been sown. It has grown to full maturity and has produced a great crop, and if there are to be hopes for a future America, perhaps that great crop must be harvested so that the memory of our beloved founding fathers and all of those who gave of their lives for this America, will not have been in vain! But more importantly, that people wake from their slumber and realize that our only freedom comes from God, from his Son, who was the first to lay down his life for all of humankind, for all countries, for all future generations to come!  And lastly, if anything good is going to come, it will come only if we pray!  Prayer is the most powerful source we have to reclaim our country, and God listens to our prayers, and God wants us to pray to Him.  Daily, we must commit ourselves to prayer.

I pray that this message was meaningful to you. May God bless you and may God continue to bless America!

Deacon Steve

(C) 2010




 

 GOD BLESS AMERICA!

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