Blessing God as America: A Call to Obedience and Reflection
Reflecting on the blessings bestowed upon America, this message emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's commandments and the need for self-reflection in order to truly bless Him. It highlights the idea that our actions, like those of children reflecting on their parents, are a reflection of our relationship with our Heavenly Father.
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Bless God, America Bless God, America Psalm 103:1 Psalm 103:1 Bless the Lord, O My soul; Bless His Bless the Lord, O My soul; Bless His Holy name. Bless the Lord Holy name. Bless the Lord O My soul, and forget not all His O My soul, and forget not all His benefits benefits Who forgives all your sins Who forgives all your sins
God said it and I believe it, that settles the matter very self-centered God said it, that settles the matter, does not matter whether you believe it or not. Bless God, America Bless God, America right right
I. I.Gods blessing on America God s blessing on America God has richly blessed our country. God has richly blessed our country. USA is the most affluent country in USA is the most affluent country in the world. the world. Look at all the people who risk Look at all the people who risk everything just to enter our country everything just to enter our country illegally illegally
We should humbly kneel before the We should humbly kneel before the Lord and voice our prayer to our Lord and voice our prayer to our Heavenly Father (text) Heavenly Father (text) Bless the Lord, oh my soul and all that Bless the Lord, oh my soul and all that is within me, bless His holy name. is within me, bless His holy name. We need to be more concerned with We need to be more concerned with blessing Him than having Him bless blessing Him than having Him bless us. us.
II. We need a Change in focus. II. We need a Change in focus. How can we bless God as America? How can we bless God as America? By keeping His commandments. By keeping His commandments. 2 2nd Cor 9:13 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience men will praise God for the obedience once that accompanies your once that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ. confession of the gospel of Christ. ndCor 9:13 Because of the service
Just as the behavior of our children Just as the behavior of our children reflect on us as their parents, our reflect on us as their parents, our behavior reflects on our Heavenly behavior reflects on our Heavenly Father Father
III. We bless God by doing good works. III. We bless God by doing good works. Matthew 6:20 In the same way, let Matthew 6:20 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. your Father in heaven. Paul called us ambassadors for Christ. Paul called us ambassadors for Christ. An ambassador represents our An ambassador represents our country in person. country in person.
Our good works are not to earn Our good works are not to earn salvation. Our good works we are salvation. Our good works we are because we love our Lord. They are because we love our Lord. They are not for show. Jesus said, People will not for show. Jesus said, People will see our good works and glorify our see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven. We bless our God. Father in heaven. We bless our God.
IV. We also bless God by keeping IV. We also bless God by keeping ourselves pure. ourselves pure. I Cor, 6:20 I Cor, 6:20 Honor God with your Honor God with your body! body! Our bodies belong to God despite our Our bodies belong to God despite our sex saturated society. sex saturated society. When we keep ourselves pure in an When we keep ourselves pure in an impure world brings glory to God. impure world brings glory to God.
Lord, clean the cobwebs of my life. Lord, clean the cobwebs of my life. No! Lord kill the spider who makes No! Lord kill the spider who makes them! We must cease filling our minds them! We must cease filling our minds with garbage that leads to sin. with garbage that leads to sin. Purity blesses God. Purity blesses God.
V. We bless God by leading people to V. We bless God by leading people to Christ. Christ. Acts 10 Peter and Cornelius Acts 10 Peter and Cornelius Peter preaching Peter preaching suddenly the Holy suddenly the Holy Spirit came. Spirit came. Acts 11 Peter s report Gentiles Acts 11 Peter s report Gentiles were added by the act of God were added by the act of God
VI. We bless God by living in unity with VI. We bless God by living in unity with one another. one another. Romans 15: 5 Romans 15: 5- -6 May the God who 6 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity yourselves as give you a spirit of unity yourselves as you follow Jesus Christ, so that with you follow Jesus Christ, so that with one heart and mouth you glorify the one heart and mouth you glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ.
Fellowship is imperative because we Fellowship is imperative because we are brothers and sisters in Christ. are brothers and sisters in Christ. If we move forward with a unity of If we move forward with a unity of purpose and commitment, God will be purpose and commitment, God will be blessed. blessed.
VII. We bless God by championing VII. We bless God by championing freedom for all. freedom for all. Isa Isa. 61:1 . 61:1 To proclaim freedom for the To proclaim freedom for the captives. captives.
Jesus said, The spirit of the Lord is Jesus said, The spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind to release the oppressed, to blind to release the oppressed, to proclaim the Year of the Lord s favor proclaim the Year of the Lord s favor (Luke 4: 18 (Luke 4: 18- -19). 19).
God made us for freedom. That God made us for freedom. That freedom guarantees the chance to freedom guarantees the chance to live our lives so we can become live our lives so we can become everything God created us to be. everything God created us to be.
THEN WE WILL Bless God! THEN WE WILL Bless God!
