Above All One Nation Under God

Above All

One Nation Under God

 

Only two nations have ever made this claim,

Israel and the United States of America.

No wonder they are both blessed.

Check out this video of the Pledge of Allegiance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBTyTWOZCM

The American flag stands for

“liberty and justice for all”.

Have you ever thought about the word liberty?

It is one of those words that

embodies both good and evil.

The dictionary says it means:

·       “the power of choice”

·       “the power to do as one pleases”  

The liberty that we fought for,

may now be our greatest enemy.

God said in Galatians 5:13,

“You…were called to be free.

But do not use your freedom

to indulge the sinful nature;

rather, serve one another in love.”

As the American flag stands before us,

we cover our heart with our right hand

and make a pledge,

we do well to remember

our forefathers wrote that pledge

for every American.

Those words:

 

 

The last change in the Pledge of Allegiance

occurred on June 14 (Flag Day),

1954 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower

approved adding the words

"under God".  

As he authorized this change he said:

  

 The addition of one nation under God

recognized that God is “above all.”

Our liberty and freedom comes

as we recognize God is above all.

As we forget and fail to acknowledge God,

we will find the need for more laws.

The person who recognizes

he is under God

will love his neighbor…

And do good to others.

 Scripture Reading

Galatians 5:13-18 NIV

13 You, my brothers, were called to be free.

But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature;

rather, serve one another in love.

14 The entire law is summed up in a single command:

"Love your neighbor as yourself."  

15 If you keep on biting and devouring each other,

watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

16 So I say, live by the Spirit,

and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

17 For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit,

and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.

They are in conflict with each other,

so that you do not do what you want.

18 But if you are led by the Spirit,

you are not under law.

1 Peter 4:7-11 NIV

 8 Above all, love each other deeply,

because love covers over a multitude of sins.

9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.

10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others,

faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.

11 If anyone speaks,

he should do it as one speaking the very words of God.

If anyone serves,

he should do it with the strength God provides,

so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.

To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.