"P" is for PRESIDENT

Week 16 of the challenge of Blogging Through the Alphabet Challenge by Through The Calm and Through the Storm and Adventures With Jude. This week the letter is "P" and what could I choose to blog about on President's Day but PRESIDENTS?

It is no surprise that we will be electing a new President in November of this year.  The debates have been endless this year.  I keep watching in hopes that there will be something new or different that will help me decide who I will vote for.  But this last Saturday night the Republican debate just made my heart sad.  Men, who claim to be Christians not acting very Christian.  The Bible tells us in Matthew chapter 7 that we should be able to judge people by their fruits.  You can't just proclaim to be a Christian, your life must bear fruit that looks like Jesus.  Saying you are a Christian to get a vote doesn't mean you are actually a Christ follower.  So I pray for discernment.

Here are some quotes from some President's from our past, who knew how important it was to bow their knee to the God we ask to bless America.  Another Truth? Just because you say "God Bless America" at the end of every speech, doesn't mean He will bless us if we aren't allowing Him to be central in the governing of our nation.

“Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties, write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives.  To the influence of this book are we indebted for all the progress made in true civilization, and to this we must look as our guide in the future.  Righteousness exalteth a nation but sin is a reproach to any people.” – Ulysses S. Grant, Eighteenth President

“The Bible is the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life, the nature of God, and spiritual nature and needs of men.  It is the only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation.  America was born a Christian nation.  America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which are derived from the revelations of Holy Scripture.” – Woodrow Wilson, Twenty eighth President

“Inside the Bible’s pages lie all the answers to all of the problems man has ever known… It is my firm belief that the enduring values presented in its pages have a great meaning for each of us and for our nation.  The Bible can touch our hearts, order our minds, and refresh our souls.” – Ronald Reagan, Fortieth President

"The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ and the lessons of the prophets. To read the Bible for these fundamentals is a necessity of American life." -Herbert Hoover, Thirty first President

So if you are reading this post I hope that you will join me in prayer that our next President will again help our nation return to our roots and allow us to once again be "One Nation Under God".

2 Chronicles 7:14

"If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land."