It's party time, the 4th of July.  So say most folks and I agree.  The apostle Paul says, "Rejoice in the Lord always; and I say, Rejoice." Philippians 4:4

We have been blessed as a nation for many years and in many ways.  We continue to have freedom of worship, speech and peaceful assembly.  We are free to pursue goals and dreams with a reasonable hope of achieving them.  We enjoy great wealth and a health system that is the envy of the world.

Our military, while under great strain is still the finest in the world.  Am I in danger of overselling my country?  Perhaps, yet, I remember "Pride goes before destruction."  Proverbs 16:18

Yes, there are those who see only the looming disasters we face.  "What if our policy in the Middle East doesn't work?"  "What if fuel and food prices skyrocket and threaten to destroy our individual and national economies?"  These are legitimate concerns, but I would remind you of Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God."

The Lord is still in charge and he wants us still before him so that we can hear his "still small voice".  I Kings 19:12.  Returning to Psalm 46, we are taught the context of stillness before God.  In the latter part of verse 10, the Psalmist tells us that God is working out his purposes in our stillness.  "I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth".  Our challenge is to then remember to be working with God to exalt Jesus before our family and acquaintances.  

But Pastor, everything around us seems so uncertain.  That again refers us back to the Psalm.  Read it and see it if doesn't accurately portray what is happening today geologically and meteorologically.

Report back to me what you discover.

In Christian Love,
Pastor Bob McCrory