NEVER BE ASHAMED

Psalms 119:116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

“America, America, God shed His Grace on thee.”   Is there anyone left who would write that song today?  And if someone actually penned the words, would it be accepted in the halls of our schools and government?  Or would they be labeled a right wing kook or religious fanatic?  We may as well face the truth; we live in a country, founded on Godly principles, where it is no longer “cool” to be identified as a Christian.

It is ok to be identified with a religion or even have a baptismal certificate from childhood, as long as tolerance has become your central TENET OF FAITH.  If you believe in ABSOLUTES or Heaven forbid, SIN, you will be ridiculed on SNL, in our colleges, from the Supreme Court and even prominent religious leaders.  So…we who hold fast to our Faith and the Word of Truth are relegated to our ever decreasing world, where we can still worship in freedom, whisper encouragements and risk loss when we dare to stand on principle.

You may feel that you are another Elijah in I Kings 19 and just want to hide in a cave until death or Jesus comes; which ever happens first.  But listen; the “still small voice” continues to whisper, “What are you doing here, Elijah, John, Mary, Susan?”

I Kings 19:18 Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.

Though our voices may have been silenced in the Public Square our faith and resolve have not waned; God has thousands who have not bowed to Baal and kissed him.  There is no reason to be ashamed, WE HAVE A HOPE!  Make the decision today, be determined, take a stand; God will uphold you according to His Word…which by the way is forever settled.  Grab hold of the WORD OF GOD…love it, live it, hold it close; it will sustain you and you will NEVER BE ASHAMED!

BE STRONG AND STAND; GOD IS ON OUR SIDE; ARE YOU ON HIS?  HE IS OUR HOPE!