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NASB | Psalm 78:5 ¶ For He established a testimony in Jacob And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they should teach them to their children, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 78:5 ¶ For He established a testimony (a specific precept) in Jacob And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they should teach to their children [the great facts of God's transactions with Israel], |
Subject: One Nation Under God? |
Bible Note: Can God Bless America? [Hank: You have given us much food for thought. I would like to add a few related thoughts, as well. --Kalos] 'I get the feeling that Americans really want God's blessing, and by that they mean protection. Blessing means, "God, don't let me die." It means, "Don't let my children die...don't let my spouse die." It means, "God, don't let the stock market keep going the way it's going." "God, stop the decline in unemployment." "God, maintain our freedoms, don't put us in a position so we have to make all kinds of laws against terrorism that wind up impinging upon our cherished liberties." 'I get the feeling that blessing then is associated with protection, it's associated with safety, it's associated with freedom and it's associated with prosperity... 'If God were to bless America as everybody seems to want Him to do, it might look very different than we would expect. 'Will God bless America? Can God bless America? Should God bless America? And if God did bless America, what would He be saying about His holiness? If God did bless America, what would He be saying about our morality? About our spiritual condition? Could God bless America and protect His reputation as holy God? 'Now, of course, God can always do whatever He wants, whenever He wants. But when it comes to blessing, He has clearly and repeatedly set down conditions. I've listened carefully to that song, "God Bless America," there is no verse in there that identifies the conditions. Nor do Americans seem to be opening their Bibles to try to find out what the conditions are. I don't hear anybody say, "God, what do we need to do to be blessed?" So I'm going to answer the question nobody's asking. 'In fact, I think this is a serious intrusion. I don't think they want to know the conditions. It's sort of like don't ask, just bless. We'll ask, don't ask anything of us. We just want blessing. Don't impose any conditions. Don't ask for anything from us. Give us protection. Give us safety. Give us freedom. Give us prosperity. But don't meddle with our morality. I don't hear any national cries of repentance, do you? I don't hear any national affirmations of the law of God, the Word of God. I don't hear any cries for virtue and forgiveness. I don't even hear preachers preaching like that.' ____________________ Can God Bless America? by John F. MacArthur, Jr. To read the entire article go to: (http://www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/80-245.htm) |
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