God Bless America

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The song “God Bless America” was written by Irving Berlin in 1918 but was not released until 1938 when the famous radio star Kate Smith asked Berlin for a special patriotic song to perform on her Armistice Day broadcast. The song is simple, just a few lines of a prayer for the Lord to bless and guide our nation.

God bless America, land that I love.

Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above.
From the mountains to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America, my home sweet home.

What must America do in order to assure God’s blessing? According to the Scriptures, here is what God desires from our nation:

• God desires that our nation turns from its evil ways. (Jeremiah 18:8)

• God accepts our nation if we fear Him, working righteousness. (Acts 10:35)

• God desires that our nation worship and glorify Him. (Psalm 86:9)

• God wants us to make new disciples in our nation. (Matthew 28:19)

• God wants our nation to recognize His authority. (Romans 13:1)

• God wants our nation to sing for joy because He will govern us. (Psalm 67:4)

• God wants all Americans who believe in Jesus to be as one. (John 17:2—21)

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. (Psalm 33:12)

Jay Launius
Maud Church of Christ
Maud, TX

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