As we embark upon a New Year (2025) and a new political administration, our hope has been elevated to new heights. Hope is a good thing. But make no mistake about our eternal hope in the Lord Jesus. He and He alone is the author and finisher of our faith and eternal hope of salvation without whom--there is none.

America has much to be thankful for and much to repent of. Seemingly, America has veered off course into a sea of depravity and sin. Sometimes, our culture has the appearance of "passion-on-tap." Meaning, you may indulge in the desires of any forbidden fruit with impunity. While this thought is beguiling, Christians understand the spiritual reality of unchecked passion in a different light. "It is appointed to men once to die, and after this cometh judgment (Heb. 9:27)."

Be thankful for living in America. Pray for the new political administratrion. Continue to pray for God to install godly men and women in roles of leadership in the national, state, and local levels of government. But, never forget what the Bible teaches about people and nations:

"Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people"...This is true in every age and for every people, not just for the Jewish people in Rehoboam's time...The key to the well-being of our nation is our attitude and relationship with God.

Adam Clarke's Commentary - Dt 26:19 Deuteronomy 26