Title
Lord, Not America
Scripture
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know You, and on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.
(Psalm 79:6)
Devotional
This harsh prayer is hard to understand in our day, since peace with the world seems to be desired at any cost. Nevertheless, this is the prayer of a righteous man. It is a prayer worthy to be found in the Word of God. When we, as a nation, embrace the ungodly nations of the world, we are saying that it is acceptable to reject the Lord God. It is not. I often fear for America when she partners with those who not only reject the God of the Word, but are enemies of Him. I fear for America when she sides with kingdoms that are warring with people who call on the name of the Lord. I do not want America to be one of the nations that the psalmist is praying against. This devotion is written for July fourth, Independence Day. Therefore, we are to be reminded that America sought independence for religious freedom, not independence from religion. That freedom is to be a Christian based belief system. Anything short of that merits God’s wrath. May it not come to that.
Thought For The Night
“I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free, and I won’t forget the men who died
who gave that right to me, and I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today, ‘cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land God Bless the U.S.A.’” Lee Greenwood
Evening Text
Psalm 79:6: Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know You, and on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.
Looking for Answers
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Are we one nation under God?
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Were we ever one nation under God?
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Can we return or become such a nation? If so, how?
Evening Study Guide
Defining: “America”: “From Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine, who pretended to have first discovered the western continent. One of the great continents, first discovered by Sebastian Cabot, June 11, 1498, and by Columbus, or Christoval Colon, August 1, the same year,” Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language.
Referencing: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,” Psalm 33:12.
Applying: Pray, “God bless America.”