My God is Closer Than Your god

"For what great nation has a god as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we call on him? And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today?" Deuteronomy 4:7-8

Do you know how awesome and meaninful this verse is that Moses gave the Israelites as a reminder before heading into the Promised Land? We have full access to God anytime, anyplace and anywhere. We don't have to jump thru any hoops to come to Him. We don't have to earn his approval by going door to door, we don't to bow down x amount of times a day facing a certain direction in hopes he will notice us.

Because of Jesus, we can know that He is with us always. You're struggling at work today, send a prayer God's way. You're stuck in traffic on the way to or from work, talk to God instead of listening to the radio or talking on your cell phone. You know if you wear a blue tooth, the car next to you will think you're talking on your phone anyway. You're boss is giving you a hard time today, ask God for patience and maybe a mild case of the flu for your boss to keep him home a few days.

The point is we are a blessed and chosen people and nation. Wherever you read the nation of Israel in the Bible, you can know that the USA has also had His favor because we were a nation founded on Him and grounded in Him. I worry about our nation that the Lord will turn away from us because we are turning away from Him. That is why we need to be praying for a revival in this country. We had it for a short time in the aftermath of September 11th, but unfortunately once we lost sight of the images of the towers falling down, we fell back into our regular routine.

We're in the midst of a presidential election and I would love a candidate to be bold enough and quote this verse about the times we live in right now. "Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seem my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14.

If our nation was to do this, how fortunate that our God is so close at hand.