Is Your Dream Big Enough?

Picture it! August 1963, Washington, D.C. standing atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Dr. Martin Luther King Jr proclaimed he had a dream. King's dream was to see the liberty promised in the Declaration of Independence, and the freedoms prescribed in the Emancipation Proclamation paid in full to the African Americans who were still being persecuted in the United States in the 60's. King wanted to see his four children able to play with any other children regardless of of any race, creed or color. When you think about the challenges African American's faced at that time those were impressive dreams. As I consider those dreams I wonder about my dreams for America today.Americans have been gifted by our forefathers with so many protections of liberty in the U.S. Constitution. What do we do with those freedoms?

I've been rereading Psalm 24 and while wondering about the freedoms we possess considering our dreams for this nation and specifically for the Body of Christ. King David refers talks about the kinds of people who will enter the kingdom of heaven in Psalm 24. Who will enter the Kingdom is important because it begs the question who is worthy. David explains it this way.

4(F) He who has(G) clean hands and(H) a pure heart,
   who does not(I) lift up his soul to(J) what is false
   and does not swear deceitfully.
5He will receive(K) blessing from the LORD
   and(L) righteousness from(M) the God of his salvation.
6Such is(N) the generation of those who seek him,
   who(O) seek the face of the God of Jacob.[b]
                                                                                  Selah

My dream for America is we would become the generation David is talking about in Psalm 24. In no other nation in the world do we have the freedom to worship, the freedom to serve our fellow man, the freedom to share our faith with someone we meet in Starbucks, or Bojangles without fear of punishment from the government. Too many people abuse the freedoms we have in this great country. My dream is that the Body of Christ would dust off their swords and use their freedom to share the love of Christ with everyone they meet.