I have a hard time saying the pledge of allegiance to the flag and if anyone has any thoughts that can help me I would greatly appreciate it.

It struck me one day when I was asked at a baseball game that I was doing something in rote. I had my hand on my chest and I was pledging my allegiance to the flag, and it made me think of the war in iraq and the people who are dying and killing over there.

I also thought of those who claim we are a Christain Nation and that we need to do everything within our power to put prayer back in schools and legislate morality, then God would bless us.

That word allegiance to me signified worship in that momment and I didn’t want to pledge my allegiance to anything other that Jesus. I want to follow Him first, not America. Then I thought about the apostles who got in trouble for not bowing down to the Emperors in Rome. Am I will to be subjected to the same fate. I hope it never comes to that in our country. I thought about what would happen if Muslims came over and were able to take over our country. Would I be upset and thing that God has abaonded us? Would I think that Christianity was a joke because our country fell apart? I think many Christians would with their God and country celebrations.

I was reminded by the above verses that my home is not anywhere on this earth, and my allegiance is to Jesus Christ alone. It doesn’t matter where I live, I hope by His grace to have the same mind as Christ and in humility become a servant, and become obedient even to the point of death. All of this as I look forward to the return of the King, when we shall all live in glory for ever and ever.