May 5- A Day To Remember

Thursday, May 5 was a day of rememberance. It was another day that offered the opportunity to realize there's truly a God who carefully has fashioned each one of His children's lives. While we are still able to make decisions, whether good or bad, there is one remaining statute. It is this~ that no matter what we choose, if we have placed our lives in God's hands, He will confirm our good choices, and mercifully take our bad ones and carry us through to the other side where we can see that God is sovereign.
It was amazing to see how many people spent their lunch hour in a church sanctuary today to lift up prayers for our nation, our world's conditions, and for the millions around the world who suffer from pain, hunger, disease, and poverty.
Our country has seen prosperity for the last 50 years. Yes, we have had set backs, but for the most part, there has been a safety net to catch us from falling into the depths of dispair that most of our globe has not been spared. Although our nation was founded on Godly principles, they have sadly, begun to disappear. Each day in our news, there are stories of yet another lawsuit against those who simply want to acknowledge their creator.
There is something very terrible about a nation who thinks they can handle themselves much better without acknowledging the God who created them. It is such as a young child who ignores the instruction of his parent not to cross the street when the endless stream of speeding cars buzz by. It equates to the same thing people do that ignore God's laws. We all are guilty of this very thing. The Bible clearly states "...There is none righteous, no, not one;" Romans 3:10.
So where does this leave us, as individuals, and as a collected people of this country? A place of humility before a righteous God. This is why as Christians, we can boldly come to the throne of God with our sins and pains. God has already provided the bridge to Himself through His Son, Jesus Christ. For if we allow ourselves to admit that we are sinners and ask God to forgive us, He is just and merciful, and extends his love and cleanses us of all unrighteousness. This alone stands as reason to acknowledge and give thanks to God.
Prayer is the channel to God. It is not be be taken lightly that we should obey God's commandment spelled out in Romans 12:12b "...continue steadfastly in prayer."