Fountains of Wisdom-A Study in Proverbs Part 50—Without Justice, there is No Freedom
“I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian Religion. If they had that and I had not given them one shilling they would have been rich; and if they had not that and I had given them all the world, they would be poor.”
Patrick Henry, Virginia,
His Will
This nation was founded on freedom of religion. This nation has remained strong and been blessed by God throughout the years as “one nation under God.”
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Our freedom has been fought for at great sacrifice of many who have given their lives to hold fast to our freedoms and to enforce the laws. Our soldiers and our law enforcement officers should be honored today, as well as our prayers must go forth for our nation.
We are a nation founded on more than just freedom, we are founded on faith, hard work, and moral principles. We must be cautious not to uphold freedom as a licensure for lawlessness and moral depravity. Without justice, there can be no true freedom. Let it not be said of us that we have become the generation referred to by Agur in Proverbs 30 (GNV). “11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.12 There is a generation that are pure in their own conceit, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.13 There is a generation whose eyes are haughty, and their eye lids are lifted up.14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their chaws as knives to eat up the afflicted out of the earth, and the poor from among men.”
On this 4th of July, I ask that you stop for a moment to do these three things.
1. Take a stand to seek God and to proclaim His name to All you meet. He has paid the price that justice demanded that all who believe in the name of Christ might gain freedom from sin’s dark hold.
2. Pray for our nation that we not become so blinded that we accept evil as an act of freedom
3. Take a moment to say thank you to an officer—military or law enforcement for the sacrifices they make for your right to live in a country that has been so richly blessed by God.
Psalm 33:12 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
God of Justice (We Must Go) because of the Freedom and Grace you have given us.
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