Honor Our Heritage
Back to Basics
Restore us to You, O LORD, that we may be restored; Renew our days as of old, Unless You have utterly rejected us And are exceedingly angry with us. Lamentations 5:21-22 (NASB)
The contemporary Christian vocal quartet “4 Him” was together for 16 years. They produced more than 20 number one singles. One that has really spoken to me through the years is “The Basics of Life”. The lyrics read:
“We’ve turned the page, for a new day has dawned. We’ve re-arranged what is right and what’s wrong. Somehow we’ve drifted so far from the truth, that we can’t get back home. Where are the virtues that once gave us light? Where are the morals that governed our lives? Someday we all will awake and look back Just to find what we’ve lost.
We need to get back to the basics of life. A heart that is pure and a love that is blind. A faith that is fervently grounded in Christ; The hope that endures for all times. These are the basics, we need to get back to the basics of life.
The newest rage is to reason it out. Just meditate and you can overcome every doubt. After all man is a God, they say God is no longer alive. But I still believe in the old rugged cross and I still believe there is hope for the lost. And I know the rock of all ages will stand through changes of time.
We’ve let the darkness invade us too long We’ve got to turn the tide Oh and we need the passion that burned long ago To come and open our eyes There’s no room for compromise We need to get back To the basics of life A heart that is pure And a love that is blind.”
When our forefathers settled this land, they knew the importance of knowing God. I do not mean knowing about Him. Many, if not most, knew Him intimately. It is reflected all through their writings. Some of the people you will remember reading about said:
“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” – John Quincy Adams
“I have always said and always will say that the studious perusal of the Sacred Volume will make us better citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Whosoever shall introduce into public affairs the principles of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world.” – Benjamin Franklin
“A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.” – Samuel Adams
Isn’t it time we get back to the basics? What a difference it would make if the people who call themselves Christian would follow God with their whole heart.
Today’s Prayer
Dear Lord,
Thank You for this marvelous opportunity to live life! Help me to live it as You intended. Give me the courage to stand for the right and the strength to flee from the wrong. In Jesus Name, Amen.