Put God back in schools! That is a statement that I hear all the time. I am certain we are all familiar with the fact that schools have stopped prayers, removed the Ten Commandments, and various other principles relating to God. In one case, a student at a local elementary school got in trouble for reading his Bible during a break. If it is not schools, then it is some other public place or government facility where God is being removed.
Frankly, I am tired of hearing about all of these things. I am not saying that I am glad that God is gone from those places. The fact is, our country is in a sad state. The thing that burns me about all of this is the fact that most of the people, who are complaining, have no intention of doing anything about it. I doubt many of them are much more than lukewarm in matters of religion.
I believe people are concerned about the wrong institution. People should be much more concerned that God has been put out of the home. After all, parents have been placed charge of training children in religious matters since the beginning (Deut. 4:9-10). The Israelites were told to diligently teach the words of God to their children when that sat in their house, when they walked by the way, when they lay down, and when they rose up (Deut. 6:6-8). They were to be teaching those words all the time! Are we doing those things? How many people have a Bible study in their homes with their kids? God has not just disappeared from schools he has disappeared from our homes.
Recent elections have shown that the majority of people in this country have very little concern for religious matters. I believe we can turn this around. The best way to do it is start with our homes. We need to teach our children about God, and encourage them to go out and teach others. We need to put God back in our homes!
in light of His word 