July 8
Debt. Our progeny will live and die with an acute awareness of what that word means. Our nation is engulfed in a sea of red ink and our creditors are not inclined to forgive our debt as the U.S. did after WW II when virtually all the nations of Western Europe were indebted to us for our role in rescuing them from subjugation by the Nazis.
The largess of our nation toward victims of natural disasters and ruthless dictators is unparalleled in human history. At great cost to ourselves, we have galvanized the mechanism of collecting and distributing monies to the needy throughout the world whenever a crisis arises, no matter the religion or culture or nationality of the victims.
And now, the shoe is, so to speak, on the other foot. Ours is the nation in a tight economic spot, but there is no talk of reciprocal action on the part of nations like China and India who, but for the sharing of our technology with them and the export of our industries to their shores, would still be groveling in abject poverty. Rather than lean upon the goodwill of nations who have long expressed distain for us and our freedom, we should resolve to rely again upon the benevolent hand of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He raised us up and allowed us to be strong and great among the nations! If we will return to Him, He will be able to help us and to restore what has been taken away from us by the foolishness of our leaders. When we have been delivered from spiritual and economic poverty, we can then appropriate the truth of Romans 13:8, “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellow man fulfills the law.”
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