Love This Land

Pastor Ben Berger - 7/3/2022

“Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you... Pray to the LORD for it.” These were God's words to his people Judah many years ago as they found themselves living in a foreign land. Though they were surrounded by a people who did not believe in the true God, Judah was not to see them as an enemy to overcome, but a people to love.

God's word speaks to us today too, in our country, in our communities: Love this land. Love it not with a child’s patriotism that whitewashes the wrong and ignores the evil. Love it not with the misguided ideal of creating utopia – that’s an impossibility in a world of sin. Rather, love it truly with the faithful, persistent love of Christ given us.