“Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever…”
Thomas Jefferson wrote those words in 1781, but they are just as applicable today. America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles but it has strayed far from these standards. America is at the crossroads of an ideological struggle. Moral relativism has infiltrated every aspect of our society: education, our armed forces, the legal system, our government. All Christians should tremble at the prospect of God executing His judgment on our country.
What does it mean to tremble? It literally means to quake with fear. All of us have experienced this physical state. A strange noise in our home in the middle of the night may be one trigger. Giving a talk in front of thousands of people may be another. But how often do we tremble when we think about God and our nation? How often do we tremble when we think about our faith in God?
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling…
Philippians 2:12 (NASB)
If you have been saved by grace through faith and belief in Jesus Christ, you should never take it for granted. Salvation is eternal. Once we have been saved, we will never lose it. Working out our salvation means to continue to work toward its completion, something that will happen once when we are in Heaven with Jesus Christ. This is the process of sanctification. As we work toward this completion, we should always tremble at the prospect of offending God by disobeying Him. Jesus Christ died on the Cross so that we may gain salvation and eternal life through the power of His Name. He sacrificed everything so that we could become like Him, an adopted child of God, the Father.
We must first become right with God if our nation is to once again return to His principles. We need to tremble in God’s presence.
Love and trust in the Lord; seek His will in your life.
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