Today is the 4th of July, the 234th birthday of our nation. More and more the argument arises whether or not the United States is a Christian nation, whether our country was founded on Christian principles, and who among our founding father were or were not religious. I am not going to weigh in on that argument because the truth is that there are more qualified and capable people than myself who can argue the point much better than I can.
As I go through my daily routines and travel about I meet believers everywhere. It seems that as soon as someone finds out that I am a Pastor their Christianity comes flowing out. It is like people keep their true identity hidden waiting to see what kind of person they are talking to before they will disclose themselves. This leads me to think that maybe if more Christians would reveal themselves right up front, boldly proclaiming who they are we could give all the more timid believers courage to step out and show themselves too. The more who show themselves the more Christians who would be vi sable, the more who would show themselves and pretty soon all the estimated 240,000,000 believers would be seen by the entire world. It make me wonder how our nation might be different if we simply lived our faith on the outside instead of keeping it hidden..
Luke 11:33 "No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. (NASB95)
My God bless you on this and every day.
Celebrate the light in you!!!
Pastor Chris
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