5 Dec, 2008
Lawsuit challenges state's 'reliance upon Almighty God' for homeland security
The Courier-Journal says atheists are suing Kentucky over a clause in state law that says "safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon Almighty God."
Story excerpt from USAToday 12/03/08.
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God & Homeland Security
God is Our Ultimate Protector!
Psalm 121 (New Living Translation)
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
1 I look up to the mountains -
does my help come from there?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth!
3 He will not let you stumble;
the one who watches over you will not slumber.
4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel
never slumbers or sleeps.
5 The Lord himself watches over you!
The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.
6 The sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon at night.
7 The Lord keeps you from all harm
and watches over your life.
8 The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go,
both now and forever.
What does today's God's Story scripture teach us about God's protection?
"This song expresses assurance and hope in God's protection day and night. He not only made the hills but heaven and earth as well. We should never trust a lesser power than God himself. But not only is he all-powerful, he also watches over us. Nothing diverts or deters him. We are safe. We never outgrow our need for God's untiring watch over our life." (Study Notes, Life Application Study Bible)
How can we connect today's God's Story scripture to our lives?
Do you ever find yourself worrying about your own safety and security? Psalm 121 is a great place to go again and again for these reminders ...
- Look to God and acknowledge that He is your Protector.
- Trust God to watch over you as you sleep, as well as while you are awake.
- Thank God for standing beside you as "your protective shade."
- Thank God for keeping you from all evil.
- Remember that God is with you every step of the way. You can't leave Him at church, in your room, or anywhere else. Jesus promised his followers that he would be here, "even to the end of the age" (Matt. 28:20).
- And as the study notes reminded us so well, we should "never trust a lesser power than God himself."
How can we connect today's story, God's Story, and our story to others?
- When your friends express their fears about their own safety and security in our world today, let them know about God's promise to watch over those who look to Him.
- Ask them if you can share some of the ways that you trust in Him to watch over you each and every day.
- Let them know that they too can have the same peace, to know that God is watching over them, if they put their trust in him.
- Ask them if you can pray for them. Pray that God would become real to them.
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