October 12
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Columbus Day.
There have been many speculations recently about who really discovered America. Whether it was the Norsemen and Leif Erickson, or Columbus, only God knows. Columbus has been given the credit generally for discovering America.
Columbus first saw land at 2:00 a.m. When he got to the land he kissed the earth and prayed. Those two things speak volumes to American citizens - kissing the earth and praying. First, we ought to love our land. This has been and may God keep it "the land of the free and the home of the brave." Columbus kissed the land. I love America. I love my nation, my country; I love the valleys and the mountains, the plains, the deserts, and the shores.
Then Columbus prayed. He realized that only God could bless this newfound land. Dear friends, when we turn our backs upon God, we turn our backs upon our country, our hopes, and our dreams.
One time a little boy was drowning. A man heard the cry of "help" coming from the water. The man got out of his car, pulled off his coat, jumped into the water, and rescued the boy. He pulled the little boy to safety. The boy, who was of Mexican descent, looked at the man and said in broken English, "Thank you, thank you, sir; you have saved my life, thank you, sir."
The man looked at him and said abruptly, "Yes, I have saved your life; now you be sure your life is worth saving."
I wonder sometimes if we should not apply that to America. Yes, Columbus did discover America, and now let us as a nation be worthy of being discovered. May God help us on Columbus Day to thank God for America, to kiss the earth, and lift our hearts to Almighty God praying for God to bless America always and stem the tide toward sin, atheism, and socialism that is gripping our institutions and our nation today.
There have been many speculations recently about who really discovered America. Whether it was the Norsemen and Leif Erickson, or Columbus, only God knows. Columbus has been given the credit generally for discovering America.
Columbus first saw land at 2:00 a.m. When he got to the land he kissed the earth and prayed. Those two things speak volumes to American citizens - kissing the earth and praying. First, we ought to love our land. This has been and may God keep it "the land of the free and the home of the brave." Columbus kissed the land. I love America. I love my nation, my country; I love the valleys and the mountains, the plains, the deserts, and the shores.
Then Columbus prayed. He realized that only God could bless this newfound land. Dear friends, when we turn our backs upon God, we turn our backs upon our country, our hopes, and our dreams.
One time a little boy was drowning. A man heard the cry of "help" coming from the water. The man got out of his car, pulled off his coat, jumped into the water, and rescued the boy. He pulled the little boy to safety. The boy, who was of Mexican descent, looked at the man and said in broken English, "Thank you, thank you, sir; you have saved my life, thank you, sir."
The man looked at him and said abruptly, "Yes, I have saved your life; now you be sure your life is worth saving."
I wonder sometimes if we should not apply that to America. Yes, Columbus did discover America, and now let us as a nation be worthy of being discovered. May God help us on Columbus Day to thank God for America, to kiss the earth, and lift our hearts to Almighty God praying for God to bless America always and stem the tide toward sin, atheism, and socialism that is gripping our institutions and our nation today.