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Chaplain's Corner
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Welcome to the Chaplain's Corner! This page is designed as a monthly posting of encouragement for
Ham's with an interest in current events and spiritual truth. This is number 14 dated 07-04-10. “Hooray For Independence! … I Think”
As we celebrate our freedom and independence from tyranny, let us consider a nation that went too far; Israel. She started as a Theocracy, a people ruled directly by God and governed by His law through the Prophets and Priesthood. When the Priesthood, Prophets, and people collapsed under the weight of their own sin, they were ruled by corrupt judges. Tiring of this, they sought strong leadership through a Monarchy: they desired a king. The people grew further apart from God. Having a King was not such a major problem; God would have approved. The problem was they wanted a King like the other nations. This meant the King of their choice would be pagan and an idolater. They had rejected involving God in the choice for them. The nation went into further decline until God rescued them by installing the man of His choice (I Samuel 7:15 thru 8:8).
With freedom and liberty comes responsibility. Without the direction and leadership of God in government and personal life, freedom and liberty degenerate into total anarchy. Let us not cry out for godless leadership nor desire absolute freedom less we become a nation destroyed from within. Rather, let it forever be our cry, “IN GOD WE TRUST”. |