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| “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” |
| —Proverbs 14:34 |
On this day before we celebrate the Independence of our great nation, I wonder how many people will stop to consider our plight. Do we find our nation falling under the continual favor of God? Or, in our lifetimes, has the nation plunged ever deeper into a mire of sinful behavior?
If, like me, you think we are on a downward slope that leads to the ultimate destruction of our great nation, then you might want to consider the words of a national leader who understood what makes a nation truly great. King Solomon wrote these words, as recorded in Proverbs 14:34:
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
Do the people of our nation exhibit righteousness as the overwhelming characteristic of who they are? Or, do the vast majority of the people in our country lean in favor of pet sins that significantly mar the nature and character of our Republic?
As we begin a new day, we should bow our hearts before God and plead with Him to send a great revival to our land.
May He graciously respond to our earnest and fervent prayers and send the Holy Spirit to sweep across our land with a movement of God so powerful that it will change the very core of our beings. May this magnificent revival heal our nation and restore it to righteousness.
