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TechnoratiAt the present, America seems hemmed in by troubles on every side. Terrorists threaten from the East. The economy is failing in the West. Global warming supposedly threatens from above and an addiction to fossil fuels threatens from beneath. Could it be that a haughty spirit is what has lead to such seemingly impossible dilemmas? The apostle James declared: "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6).
Moreover, the public should not be deceived into thinking a new president, working with a unified nation, can possibly solve all its challenges and usher in a golden age of peace and prosperity. To believe such is an expression of the Tower of Babel – pride's delirium – the belief that man doesn't need God – is not accountable to God - can save himself – and alone determines his destiny.
In 1847, a doctor from Edinburgh, Sir James Simpson discovered that chloroform could be used as an anesthetic to render people insensible to the pain of surgery. Some have claimed that his was one of the most significant discoveries of modern medicine. Years after his findings, while lecturing at the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Simpson was asked by a student, "What do you consider the most valuable discovery of your lifetime?" To the surprise of his students, who expected him to refer to chloroform, Dr. Simpson replied: "My most valuable discovery was when I discovered myself a sinner and that Jesus Christ was my Savior."
Throughout the centuries, America has had some unprecedented achievements in human history. The greatest thing about America, however, has not been what the nation has accomplished, but instead what God in his grace has done for the nation.
Certainly Christmas is a reminder that countries, as well as individuals, need a Savior. "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end..."(Isaiah 9:6, 7). The first step to experiencing the salvation only God can bring is to stoop low, walk through the door of humility, and bow before him who must be born from within.
Rev. Mark H. Creech is executive director of the Raleigh-based Christian Action League of North Carolina Inc.
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