There is much talk these days about making America great again, but few people stop to consider what made America “great” in the first place. When America was great, the vast majority of her citizens acknowledged the existence of God and our dependence, as a nation, upon Him. When America was great, most folks agreed on the fixed moral absolutes of the Bible, as established by our Creator God: A man and his wife had children and raised them in the home as a family unit. We did not kill babies in the womb at any age. We didn’t mutilate the genitalia of children and call it “gender identity” or “adjustment,” or “affirming care.” Men and women accepted their birth sex and would not enter into shameful, “same sex” relationships. It was wrong to lie, even for politicians. Profanity was disdained and not tolerated by the masses, and a code of ethics governed communication, especially in a public setting. There was a spiritual perception, a moral compass induced by the Holy Spirit of God among most Americans that has diminished until it is almost unknown—and there is no longer evidence of a healthy fear of God.
If we are serious about making America great again, we will have to repent of our sins, turn from our wicked ways, embrace the God of our Fathers, and exercise a renewed faith in Him. America was great only because her people acknowledged her great God. She has fallen from greatness gradually through the years in a way that directly correlates to the tightness of her embrace of the God of the Bible. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. (Psalms 33:12)”
Before the Savior entered the world almost 2000 years ago, God said to His people, Israel, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2Chronicles 7:14)”
The deliverance offered to Israel can be ours today, if we will heed the Words of our unchanging God! It may as well start with you and me.