NATIONS under GOD

 

Exodus 20:1-6

King James Version

20 And God spake all these words, saying,

2 I am the Lord thy God, 

which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 

out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, 

or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, 

or that is in the earth beneath, 

or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, 

nor serve them: 

for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, 

visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children 

unto the third and fourth generation 

of them that hate me;

6 And shewing mercy 

unto thousands of them that love me, 

and keep my commandments.

Why are most nations in crisis?

Tell me the state of a nation, and I can only look to the president, and his cabinet.

Tell me the state of a nation, and I can only look to its citizens, at the matters of their heart.

Tell me the state of a nation, and I can tell you if its citizens believe in GOD.

Tell me the state of a nation, and I can tell you if it is the same GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Tell me the state of a nation, and I can tell you if they believe, and love, JESUS.

Only through JESUS, can there be peace.

Are the people enjoying abundance?

Or are they suffering from war, poverty, and hunger?

Is the nation being run by GOD?

Or are they running away from GOD?

Look to how the world is today:

Presidents come, presidents go.

Before they can even warm their seat, they are unseated.

There seems to be a wave of unseated presidents these days.

Doesn't that create chaos in their citizens, and the programs these leaders want to implement, or have been implementing?

Isn't it a waste of time, money, and resources for the nation?

Doesn't it make people sad, and bereft of hope?

One would think, that soon as you've elected a new president, people's hopes would run high.

That change would come

But has change really come?

Are nations under the mercy of presidents?

For a godless nation, I must say yes.

For, if a nation was under GOD, there would be love for the LORD, and for people.

If a president truly loved GOD, he would read the Bible.

He would live by the Bible.

He would be a true born again.

He would obey the will of the LORD.

He would worship GOD.

He would believe in JESUS.

He would be guided by the HOLY SPIRIT.

His policies would be sound, just, and GOD-fearing.

Proverbs 8:13-16

King James Version

13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: 

pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, 

and the froward mouth, do I hate.

14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom:

 I am understanding; I have strength.

15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

16 By me princes rule, and nobles, 

even all the judges of the earth.

Proverbs 14:26-27

King James Version

26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: 

and his children shall have a place of refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, 

to depart from the snares of death.

The believer would be turly wide awake.

He would know the world for what it is:

1 John 5:19

King James Version

19 And we know that we are of God, 

and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

And he would take measures that he is not sucked into it.

He would meditate upon GOD each day.

Psalm 119:97

King James Version

97 O how love I thy law! 

it is my meditation all the day.

Psalm 119:174

King James Version

174 I have longed for thy salvation, 

O Lord; 

and thy law is my delight.

Every decision, is sanctioned by GOD.

Every thought, word, or deed, obeys GOD's will.

If nations don't exhibit peace, we know that nations have followed the enemy.

But there will be peace.

According to GOD's plan.

For the RAPTURE will occur.

Where the faithful will meet JESUS up in the air.

After which, great hardship will come.

And you will want to have been part of the Rapture.

It's really all preparation now.

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Psalm 119:97-176

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LIGHT and GLORY

 

Isaiah 60:1-3

King James Version

60 Arise, shine; 

for thy light is come, 

and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

2 For, behold, 

the darkness shall cover the earth, 

and gross darkness the people: 

but the Lord shall arise upon thee, 

and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, 

and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Do you want to know the beginnings of America?

How GOD shone His light upon a nation, through His ministers?

And to read a book that is unlike any other historical account?

Then, it's time to read the Peter Marshall and David Manuel book, "The Light and the Glory".

Peter Marshall is the son of the chaplain to American presidents, Dr. Peter Marshall.

The original 1977 copy I got is a 359-page book filled with America's CHRISTIAN beginnings.

Here are the personalities, places, and events, that shaped the rich history of America:

Christopher Columbus

Pilgrims

Puritans

George Whitefield

Robert Hunt (chaplain)

Francis Higginson

John Winthrop

John Cotton (minister)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Perry Miller

Cotton Mather

Thomas Hooker

Michael Wigglesworth

John Eliot (missionary)

Samuel Sewall

H. Richard Niebuhr

Jonathan Edwards (theologian)

George Whitefield

Henry Scougal

William Tennent

David Brainerd

Jonathan Shipley

Josiah Quincy

George Washington

Revolutionary War

Lexington and Concord 

Bunker Hill

Benedict Arnold

Ethan Allen

Deism

Unitarianism

William Prescott

Peter Muhlenberg

John Witherspoon

Henry Knox

Rufus Putnam

George III

Richard Henry Lee

John Adams

Samuel Adams

John Glover (general)

Saratoga

Valley Forge

Isaac Potts 

Washington prayer

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Benjamin Tallmadge

Alexander Hamilton

Timothy Dwight IV

Benjamin Franklin

Federalist Papers

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Paine

Declaration of Independence

Other important links:

New World

Mayflower

Wampanoag 

Brownist

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FAITH of presidents

 

Psalm 127:1

King James Version

127 Except the Lord build the house, 

they labour in vain that build it: 

except the Lord keep the city, 

the watchman waketh but in vain.

How important is faith, in the building of nations?

How important is belief in the LORD JESUS, in leadership?

I will make a claim here:

The FUTURE of our WORLD depends on our acceptance of JESUS as our LORD, and SAVIOR.

A true born again looks to no other GOD, but the LORD JESUS:

Matthew 28:18

King James Version

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, 

saying, 

All power is given unto me 

in heaven and in earth.

Acts 4:12

King James Version

12 Neither is there salvation in any other: 

for there is none other name under heaven 

given among men, 

whereby we must be saved.

Romans 11:36

King James Version

36 For of him, 

and through him,

 and to him, 

are all things: 

to whom be glory for ever. 

Amen.

Now, it's time to review America, and what her presidents believed in, starting with the FIRST three leaders:

GEORGE WASHINGTON

Peter Marshall and David Manuel, authors of "The Light and the Glory", in the process of their research, stumbled across an old book ("by chance") from the stacks at Yale Divinity School Library in the 70s.

This old book was written by William J. Johnson, and had the title, "George Washington, the Christian".

Any researcher would get all excited at the prospect of knowing more about America's first president, and esteemed general and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

And here's what they found.

A prayer written in Washington's own hand:

"Let my heart, therefore, gracious God, be so affected with the glory and majesty of (Thine honor) that I may not do mine own works, but wait on Thee, and discharge those weighty duties which Thou requirest of me..."

JOHN ADAMS

"Adams was raised a Congregationalist, but ultimately rejected many fundamental doctrines of conventional Christianity, such as the Trinity and the divinity of Jesus, becoming a Unitarian. In his youth, Adams' father urged him to become a minister, but Adams refused, considering the practice of law to be a more noble calling. Although he once referred to himself as a "church going animal," Adams' view of religion overall was rather ambivalent: He recognized the abuses, large and small, that religious belief lends itself to, but he also believed that religion could be a force for good in individual lives and in society at large. His extensive reading (especially in the classics), led him to believe that this view applied not only to Christianity, but to all religions."

   -- Peter Roberts (poet and mathematician)

It's also interesting to note, from "The Light and the Glory" that John Adams' choice for commander-in-chief of the Continental Army would be George Washington -- the "only qualified man who did not want the job".

"But to Adams' mind, that very selflessness and abhorrence of position where two of the things which most recommended him."

   --- Peter Marshall and David Manuel

THOMAS JEFFERSON

According to the Marshall/Manuel research on Jefferson's contribution to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence:

"Jefferson did most of the final composing, borrowing heavily from the phraseology of popular sermons of the day -- except for the two phrases, "appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the Rectitude of our Intentions" and "with a Firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence". These Congress insisted upon including, over Jefferson's strenuous objection, for he was a confirmed "enlightened rationalist", soon to become privately a Unitarian."

George Washington was Episcopalian, and a Mason.

John Adams was Unitarian.

Thomas Jefferson was an "enlightened rationalist" and Unitarian.

Remember, these are the presidents who helped shape America early on.

Now, things are really getting interesting.

From George Washington to Joseph Biden, you will find their faith, education, beliefs, party, policies, and quotes here.

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