Devotional
The Vanishing Heritage of America
By Dr. David L. Sampson
Psalms 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD;and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
In today’s politically correct atmosphere, the very idea that America began as a Christian nation has become controversial. As controversial as it may be the evidence is clear. Godly individuals reserved the right of freedom in this country because of the freedom they experienced in Christ. The driving force behind the men who championed American independence was Biblical Christianity. Bible-believing Christians founded this country. Their freedom in Christ led them to insure political freedom; and they believed that only freedom in Christ would sustain political freedom. President Washington once said,
“…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.”
America cannot implore a Holy God for His blessings, while insisting at the same time, on implementing policies that are clearly contrary to the Word of God. To obtain God’s blessings, we as Americans must obey God’s holy laws. It would be good for us to heed the words of our nations first President. Many today want the blessings of God, but at the same time, they parade for abortion rights, homosexual rights, pornography, and a whole host of other things contrary to God’s law. To quote our forth President, James Madison,
“We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten commandments.”
The godly heritage of America must be reclaimed! The deterioration of a culture is a spiritual issue. Until the spiritual issues are addressed, God’s hand of blessing will not fall on a nation. If we as believers in Christ sit back and let the secularizers continue to dominate the government, the courts, the media, and education, our godly heritage will crumble and the very vestige of our Christian heritage will vanish away. Fortunately, groundswells of concerned believers are getting involved through prayer services and many other ministry efforts. The Scripture says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” There are those in this nation who are busily tearing apart the foundations of our godly heritage. They gnash their teeth at the very idea that we were founded on as a Christian nation. Will you help preserve the legacy that has been passed down? Do you still believe that we are a people One Nation Under God? If you do, then ask God how you can help stop The Vanishing Heritage of America.
