Why We Say The Pledge Of Allegiance To Our Flag
Ξ January 22nd, 2008 | → Comments Off | ∇ Christian Living, End Times, Prayer |
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This subject has come up recently concerning young teens who are willing to sit down and ignore the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance at their school. Now first, I want to say that we live in a more or less still free country. Those teens are able to do that because of the country they live in. We do have free speech in this country regardless of what it may look like during Presidential trips through the streets.
But it saddens me to see that those teens have not seen the whole picture, from what I can see. Growing up, I learned that our country was founded by people of faith on the principle that our country would be governed by that faith. God was an important part of this country’s beginning. Through the years, as is usually the case, we have forgotten that this country and it’s beginnings were bound in the Christianity that the signers of the Declaration of Independence believed.
Dwight Eisenhower authorized the final change that was made to the Pledge of Allegiance on Flag Day in 1954. His reason was this:
“In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America’s heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country’s most powerful resource in peace and war.” ….President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Though the Pledge did not originally contain the words “under God”, this pledge has reflected the beliefs of most Americans then and now. And although I was very young at the time, in school we learned the Pledge of Allegiance just as it was changed to read. I was proud to say it then and I am proud to say it now just as it is.
What we seem to have forgotten is that God was a part of this country’s beginnings. People now choose to leave God out of the whole thing. They choose to change history to read it as they want it. This is not a new tactic. It was done during the time Jesus had died on the cross and those who led the Temple at the time did not want their people to believe that Jesus had risen from the dead. The story was that the disciples stole the body and ran away with it. That story still goes through Israel today.
But Jesus did rise from the dead and is our Savior and Lord. Our country was born on that belief. People choose not to believe that the words “separation of church and state” mean something totally different than what most people like to portray. Those words were so that the government would be kept from interfering with the church so that it would not become a state religion like it had previously been in England. It does NOT mean that the church is completely separated from the government so they cannot have the manger scene at a courthouse.
What needs to happen now is that those of us who are born again believers should pray for the sovereignty of our country, for the government to become what it used to be and for the leaders of our country to lean on the Lord for all of their wisdom. We must all live by seeking the Lord’s wisdom and knowledge. If we do not, the country and we ourselves will pay dearly for it.
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