For the last couple weeks, we’ve watched as rioters have torn down statue after statue here in Virginia, Washington DC, and across our nation. But today my concern is not about our nation’s statues, but rather about God’s statutes. Not physical monuments, but God’s laws and commands! A statue is a carved or cast figure of some person or animal. A statute is a command, principal, law or decree.

God’s statutes are like mighty pillars He erected to support human civilization. Imagine the Greek Parthenon with its mighty pillars supporting the entire building. When you weaken or remove them, the house will come crashing to the ground. God’s pillars once stood tall and strongly influenced our land, but most have been removed or severely weakened in virtually all of American society. We have largely rejected God’s statutes, torn them from our schools and courts and sadly even from our homes and our churches. Don’t wonder, then why America’s house should fall. We may complain about statues being torn down, but we’ve already torn down God’s statutes which causes the collapse of society and the reign of lawlessness. Please open your Bibles today to Psalm 50.

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