American Exceptionalism
Good Morning,
Psalm 33:12 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD.”
I have heard people criticize the idea that we want and expect abundance. We have become very comfortable. We enjoy the nicest and most prosperous nation on the planet.
Yes, there are still sinners in our country. Yes, there is still evil in our country – you do not want the evil that is in other countries. We are so blessed!
The problem in America is that her people have forgotten why they are so blessed.
The liberals criticize the fact that we want and expect exceptional abundance. They think we should live like the rest of the world – but that is ridiculous. Should Bill Gates have to eat at the soup kitchen simply because others do? Should he not enjoy the abundance that his talent and business savvy bring?
We are not like the rest of the world. Our foundation was different than every other country. America has been uniquely blessed because of God and the Bible. No nation on the planet was ever founded on the Bible and the God of the Bible (with the exception of Israel). Our early judicial laws were biblically-based. Our first serious dictionary was filled with Bible definitions of words.
What we should be focusing on is not getting used to the meager provisions of a godless nation (which will be our destiny if we forget God). Instead, we should focus on getting back to Sunday school, church, and Bible reading in our homes, that we might ensure the prosperity that God gives those who lift Him up.
We have more oil than any nation on the planet – that is a gift of God.
Our agriculture produces more of everything regarding food than any nation on the planet – that is also a gift of God.
These gifts are not ours because we are a superior type of people, in fact, we are a mixture of people from all over the world. Keeping God involved in our country can ensure those blessings for the future. Our primary need is to keep the people of God following the God of the Bible.
Our educational system was the greatest in the world until liberalism crept into our schools. That great educational system was a gift from God because we kept God involved in our education. Read the McGuffey readers and see how much God was a part of our schools early in our history.
Our medical care was the most superior on the planet until the last decade when we let liberalism, communism, and godless ideas creep into our medical philosophies. The blessings of God on our medical world were the gift of God.
Do not forget from Whom our blessing come.
Blessed is the nation… whose God is the Lord.
Pastor