Continuing with the idea of our generation, lets put how we got here into perspective. To
do that, lets look at before I was born. That would make it just over 70 years ago. Herbert Hoover was President. We were in a recession so he raised the taxes on the rich which was to put a chicken in every pot but instead it caused a depression. When I was born, President Roosevelt was president! He held the office for 3 consecutive terms. People thought the give away programs were the beginning of good times. Finally there would be a chicken in every pot!
Our country continued it’s spiral downhill due to wars and rumors of wars. During my highschool years it was the Korean Police Action and we walked away from it under President Truman. What was happening to our Country? What happened to the, all for one and one for all! What happened to honoring our word and God. Even Jesus talking to the Pharisees and scribes said in Matthew 15:8-9; "This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me. But in vain they worship Me. Teaching as doctrines the precepts of Men".
Years went by and we became engaged in the Vietnam war. Again, we were so far from God, many lives became lost. A number so staggering that the people became fearful and President Johnson called it quits and we broke ranks and our promises. Again, what was happening in our Country? The soldiers returned home to a country that no longer gave honor to the war hero’s and many ended up feeling rejected and disgraced. Our country then moved from wars and rumors of wars into a period of somewhat stabilized, perverted government of sorts. Then sexual immorality within the office of the Presidency during the 90's took center stage and brought our country down even further. It appears that many didn’t even care!
I know I am speaking of unspeakable things. Nobody likes talking about these things! We have a habit of putting our heads in the sand. Jesus taught us at the age of 12 when He met with the Learned in the temple, Christians are to be about God’s business! In Matthew 16:26 Jesus says; "For what will a man profit, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
A beloved scripture is 2 Chronicles 7:14; "If my people who are called by name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land". We can be thankful in spite of our countries failures. We can still be held together by the loving grace of our heavenly Father! Those of us who are called by His name, need to be humble, seeking Gods face in prayer asking forgiveness of our sinful ways and then, and only then, will God forgive our sins and heal our land. Being thankful to our God is not just for a day but for always! We have so much to be thankful for - it should take a lifetime letting God know just how thankful we are! Jane Ann