Abraham Lincoln's
Favorite Devotionals
August 1
Believer Forewarned of Sorrow
“I have told you these things
so you may have peace in Me.
In the world you will have much trouble.
But take hope! I have power over the world!”
John 16:33
The path of sorrow, and that path alone,
Leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
No traveller e'er reached that bless'd abode,
Who found not thorns and briars in his road.
- The Believer's Daily Treasure
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America!
First, Last, And Always!
Love it or Leave It!!
This doesn't mention the teen who was suspended for 10 days for
refusing to remove a flag from his locker. He lost a relative in the
attack (9/11) and was honoring that memory.
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma School officials removed
"God Bless America “signs from schools in fear that someone
might be offended.
Channel 12 News in Long Island, New York, orders flags removed
from the newsroom and red, white, and blue ribbons removed from
the lapels of reporters.
Why? Management did not want to appear biased and felt that our
nations flag might give the appearance that "they lean one way or
another".
Berkeley, California bans U.S. Flags from being displayed on city
fire trucks because they didn't want to offend anyone in the
community.
In an "act of tolerance" the head of the public library at
Florida Gulf Coast University ordered all
"Proud to be an American" signs removed to not offend
international students.
I, for one, am quite disturbed by these actions of so-called
American citizens: and I am tired of this nation worrying about
whether or not we are offending some individual or their culture.
Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, we have experienced
a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans.
However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled in New York
and Washington D.C. when the "politically correct" crowd began
complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending
others.
I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone
who is seeking a better life by coming to America,
(NOTE FROM WEBMASTER --- Provided they respect the laws of
our land, the customs of our land, learn the language of our land,
love and defend our land, and enter the country and remain here
legally, NOT ILLEGALLY).
In fact, our country's population is almost entirely comprised of
descendants of immigrants; however, there are a few things that
those who have recently come to our country, and apparently
some native Americans, need to understand.
First, it is not our responsibility to continually try not to offend
you in any way. This idea of America being a multi-cultural
community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our
national identity.
As Americans, we have our own culture, our own society, our own
language, and our own lifestyle. This culture, called the
"American Way" has been developed over centuries of struggles,
trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have
sought freedom.
Our forefathers fought, bled, and died at places such as
Bunker Hill, Antietam, San Juan, Iwo Jima, Normandy, Korea
and Vietnam (add to this: Kuwait, Afghanistan, Iraq ,
and the Alamo!) to win and defend our freedom.
We speak English, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,
Russian, or any other language.
Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society…
learn our language!
"In God We Trust" is our national motto.
This is not some off-the-wall, Christian, Right Wing,
political slogan… it is our national motto.
It is engraved in stone in the House of Representatives
in our Capitol and it is printed on our currency.
We adopted this motto because Christian men and women,
on Christian principles, founded this nation;
and this is clearly documented throughout our history.
If it is appropriate for our motto to be inscribed in the halls of our
highest level of Government, then it is certainly appropriate to
display it on the walls of our schools.
God is in our pledge, our National Anthem, nearly every
patriotic song, and in our founding documents.
We honor His birth, death, and resurrection as holidays, and we
turn to Him in prayer in times of crisis.
If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of
the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture
and we are proud to have Him.
We are proud of our heritage and those who have so honorably
defended our freedoms.
We celebrate Independence Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day,
and Flag Day.
We have parades, picnics, and barbecues where we proudly
wave our flag.
As an American, I have the right to wave my flag,
sing my national anthem, quote my national motto,
and cite my pledge whenever and wherever I choose.
If the Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam,
then you should seriously consider a move to another part of
this planet.
The American culture is our way of life, our heritage, and we are
proud of it. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to
change, and we really don't care how you did things where you
came from.
We are Americans, like it or not, this is OUR country, our land,
and our lifestyle.
Our First Amendment gives every CITIZEN the right to express
his opinion about our government, culture, or society, and we
will allow you every opportunity to do so.
But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping
about our flag, our pledge, our national motto, or our way of life,
I strongly encourage you to (immediately?) take full advantage
of one other great American freedom, the right to leave.
(Author Unknown - Received by Email, Edited by Jim H. Dearmore)
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Try that in a small town – Jason Aldean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78VT2yf3WQ
Fightin’ side of Me – Merle Haggard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIxBmyRQlwQ
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