If We’ve Ever Needed You

By: American Decency Staff

I love a song by “Casting Crownâ€Â called “If We’ve Ever Needed You.â€Â The opening lines get to the essence of it early.  It goes like this: Here I cry, Lord we pray.  Our faces down, our hands are raised.  You called us out.  We turned away.  We’ve turned away. With shipwrecked faith the idols rise. We do  what’s right in our own eyes.  Our children now will pay the price. We need Your light.  Lord, shine Your light. If we’ve ever needed you. Lord, it’s now. Lord it’s now. We are desperate for your hand.  We’re reaching out.  We’re reaching out. All our hearts.  All our strength.  With all our minds, we’re at Your feet. May Your kingdom come in our hearts and lives.  Let Your church arise.  Let Your church arise. … We need You now.  Revive us now. We need You now. As we head into 2012, that song grips my heart! In recent months, we have promoted the DVD “One Nation Under Godâ€Â. It’s a free DVD that is intensely purposeful and political as it promotes the need for Christians “to understand the times in order to know what to doâ€Â as the men of Issachar.  [1 Chronicles 12:32] One person wrote me stating I think you have lost your way.  American Decency Association hasn’t been about politics. Actually, we are in this sense. “And whatsoever ye do in word or in deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus.â€Â [Colossians 3:17] When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. [Proverbs 29:2] I don’t believe that we are to be oblivious to who will rule in positions of power and leadership.  More importantly neither did our founders. Founder and the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Jay stated the following: Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers; and it is the duty – as well as the privilege and interest – of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers. Founder and later President John Adams wrote: We electors have an important constitutional power placed in our hands … It becomes necessary to every [citizen], then, to be in some degree a statesman and to examine and judge for himself … the … political principles and measures.  Let us examine them with a sober … Christian spirit. David Barton, founder of Wallbuilders, writes: In short, if God-fearing citizens are not involved at the ballot box, God-fearing leaders will not be elected, God-honoring policies will not be enacted, and the respective city, state, or nation will not be blessed by God. Please pray for us here at ADA as in addition to the “salt and lightâ€Â activities that we are generally involved with that we will find open doors as we come alongside the church and encourage the church to challenge their congregations to bring glory and honor to God by the way they prepare to vote and  to vote soberly in His Name. Please consider supporting our efforts with a tax deductible, confidential gift by clicking here or mailing your gift to American Decency Association (ADA), P.O. Box 202, Fremont, MI 49412. American Decency Association is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. American Decency Association Bill Johnson, President P.O. Box 202 Fremont, MI 49412 ph: 231-924-4050 www.americandecency.org http://www.twitter.com/billwjohnson

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