America was founded on Biblical principles and a strong belief in Jesus Christ. See my article “Christian America”.
Not only did our forefathers build Christian beliefs into our structure, but they also sent our missionaries into the entire world to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to a lost and hurting world.
This sowing of seed is what Jesus declared to us as his parting comment and command.
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority is given to Me in Heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Therefore go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Mat 28:20 teaching them to observe all things, whatever I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the world. Amen.
By these seeds God has opened the windows of Heaven on America. We have grown up as the most prosperous and influential country on Earth.
Mal 3:10 Bring all the tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. And test Me now with this, says Jehovah of Hosts, to see if I will not open the windows of Heaven for you, and pour out a blessing for you, until there is not enough room.
Have you ever wondered why Americans do so well and other countries do so poorly? I know I have.
Last night at our intercessory prayer meeting (we prayed for our country and the salvation of President Obama – See my article on “Obama’s Salvation”) Mark, from Guyana, Africa, revealed to us the following things:
Africa was founded on idol worship and not Christianity. So they have suffered such oppression and poorness for centuries.
When he was 13 he was the first generation of his family to accept Christ. He was saved at a revival sponsored by a Pentecostal missionary.
This has happened to many people in Guyana and it that country is more Christian than pagan. Because of this their country has turned around economically and socially. They are now a major oil producing nation and have an abundance of Gold.
The blessings of God have been poured out over them from Heaven. Just as it was over America.
Early in his life he remembers a severe drought where they had to struggle just to buy a single grain of corn to eat. The felt lucky to eat something they considered animal food.
I visited Kenya, Africa in 2005 and was amazed at the potential there to grow so many crops. Yet the people did not thrive at all.
They were right on the equator and had ample sunshine and moisture. The ground was fertile and anything planted would grow vigorously. Yet they struggled as a people barely surviving and constantly waiting on the government to support them.
American companies, like Dole, have gone in and planted massive pineapple plantations which thrive. But this does not benefit the native people. The money goes out to America.
But now knowing what Mark, from Guyana, said, I now know why. America had God’s blessing on her. God’s hand has been on our shoulder as we grew from the first colony to a Union of 50 states.
We are in great peril of loosing God’s blessing by our casting Him out of our lives. Prayer has been banned from schools. We murder unborn children. We openly accept immorality. Violent crimes are prevalent throughout the land. We worship the God of money over the true God and creator of the Universe.
No wonder America finds itself at a crossroad in history. If we continue on the wide enticing path laid before us by Satan, we will reach ruin. But if we hold to the narrow path of Righteousness provided by Jesus Christ we will continue on as an influential and prosperous nation.
Islamic nations want to annihilate us; wiping us totally from the face of the Earth.
This happened to the Jewish people many times in the Old Testament. When they honored and obeyed God, they prospered. When they built alters to Baal on the high places, God handed them over to other nations for discipline.
We as a nation need to get back to our roots founded in the Bible and belief in Jesus Christ. The remnant of faithful Christians left in America need to cry out to God for revival. God promises to heal our land.
2Ch 7:14 if My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
One of the most eye opening thing that Mark said was; as America goes, so does the rest of the world. Other nations all look up to us for direction and hope.
Evil has crept into all other nations and brought them down spiritually and morally.
Mark prophesized that if America succumbs to Satan’s wiles, then the last vestige of righteousness and hope will be removed from the World. Can the end be fare behind?
Jim – May 8, 2009