America, It Is Time To Return To God

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance” (Psalm 33:12).

Not just any “God” but Jehovah: "the existing One" the proper name for the one true God. The God that lead the pilgrim’s on the Mayflower, equipped with their belief and faith in Him and armed with their Bibles, braving an unknown, yet terrifying sea to the new land. This was by no means some fortuitous event, but the hand of God, bringing a chosen generation to found a new nation, under His purview.

“We cannot read the history of our rise and development as a nation without reckoning with the place the Bible has occupied in shaping the advances of the Republic.  Where we have been the truest and most consistent in obeying its precepts, we have attained the greatest measure of contentment and prosperity” (Franklin Roosevelt, 32nd President).

“We ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained” (George Washington, 1rst President).

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord”! A nation that is blessed is much more than one of favor and benefit. It is a happy and joyful people.  America has been blessed because it kept God in sight, His word on their heart and stayed in the way of righteousness.

“America was born a Christian nation. America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which are derived from the revelations of Holy Scripture” (Woodrow Wilson, 28^th President).

Righteousness or “right-ness” is the practice of the truth. “For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth” (Psalm 33:4).

The benefits of righteousness are both spiritual and material. But when a nation deviates from God and righteousness and makes benefit its priority then sin has dominion. Lusts are unleashed and the nation starts to deteriorate.

“Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him” (Isaiah 3:10-11).

“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34).

“When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked” (Proverbs 11:10-11).

Notice the above verses how righteousness effects not just the people, but the government of the people. God and government should be inseparable, if that government is to serve its people properly, and to stay healthy and functional. 

“Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee” (Psalm 33:18-22).

What applies to a single person also applies to an entire nation. Faith, belief, hope and trust in God is the only way for America to be blessed.

"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under" (Ronald Reagan, 40th President).