How America's Godly Heritage Provides a Brighter Future - Dave Meyer
Here's a question for you: How well do you know the history of your country? Many Americans, Christians included, are simply unaware of the deep Godly heritage that traces back over a hundred years before the American Revolution. This lack of knowledge isn't completely surprising when you factor in how much of this history has been taken out of history books and public school curriculums. But the good news is you don't have to stay in the dark. In a moment, I'll share how.
Woodrow Wilson, our twenty-eighth president, once said, "A nation that doesn't remember who it was yesterday doesn't know who it is today nor what it's trying to do." As the body of Christ, we must learn where we came from. We can no longer stand by passively and let the devil steal our rights from us. There's only one way to do that: We need to learn about our history.
Why America's History is Important
Throughout the Bible, God commanded the nation of Israel to remember the great and mighty things He had done for them. So, if God told the nation of Israel "don't forget," His command directly applies to our nation also. We are to remember the great and mighty things our Lord has done for America. He is the Author of history including America's. But many of us have forgotten. And as a result, the enemy has come in and stolen from us as we have stood by idly, watching it disappear.
Satan is not in a hurry. Being very patient, he knows how to lull us to sleep-one little step at a time. He's taken away our rights inch by inch. We have systematically lost our rights and continue to do so because we are ignorant of what God has given us.
God's Word to America
I believe God is speaking to our nation today through Psalm 1:1 'How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers.' Now let's pause here and apply this scripture to our country... Have we done this? We all want to be blessed, happy and prosperous, right? But have we taken ungodly counsel?
What happened when legalized abortion came on the scene? Where were we when they took prayer out of schools? What happened when the Supreme Court reinterpreted the First Amendment to mean "a separation of church and State"? We were ignorant, so we did nothing.
Edmund Burke, a member of British Parliament at the time of the Revolutionary War, made this statement: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." In today's world, this is not a complete statement. The question today is: Why do good men do nothing? The answer is lack of knowledge. Today, good men do not know what to do to help their country and how to go about it constructively because they don't know their past. As Thomas Jefferson once said: "If a nation expects to be ignorant - and free - in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." When we are uneducated and don't know the truth, we become slaves of ignorance.
Psalm 1:2 goes on to say we must not stand by submissively in the path of sinners or hang out where the scornful mockers spend their time. Have we stood by submissively? What did we do when Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore was punished for putting a display of the Ten Commandments in the rotunda of his courthouse? How could we let them take out such an important symbol of our judicial system? Our ignorance and lack of unity was the cause. But there is a solution.
How You Can get Knowledge
This is why we offer some enlightening and informative resources on America's Godly heritage. Personally, an excellent book to start with is America's Providential History, written by Mark A. Bellies and Stephen K. Macdowell.
It opened my eyes to providential history and why people need this information. We also have a DVD called, The Future of America
in which David Barton shares a lot of fascinating historical insights. These are powerful tools that will light a fire in your heart.
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Dave Meyer is the Vice President of Joyce Meyer Ministries and has been married to Joyce for over forty years. He passionately share the truth about our rich Christian heritage in conferences in America, encouraging people to get educated, pray and take action.
Here's a question for you: How well do you know the history of your country? Many Americans, Christians included, are simply unaware of the deep Godly heritage that traces back over a hundred years before the American Revolution. This lack of knowledge isn't completely surprising when you factor in how much of this history has been taken out of history books and public school curriculums. But the good news is you don't have to stay in the dark. In a moment, I'll share how.
Woodrow Wilson, our twenty-eighth president, once said, "A nation that doesn't remember who it was yesterday doesn't know who it is today nor what it's trying to do." As the body of Christ, we must learn where we came from. We can no longer stand by passively and let the devil steal our rights from us. There's only one way to do that: We need to learn about our history.
Why America's History is Important
Throughout the Bible, God commanded the nation of Israel to remember the great and mighty things He had done for them. So, if God told the nation of Israel "don't forget," His command directly applies to our nation also. We are to remember the great and mighty things our Lord has done for America. He is the Author of history including America's. But many of us have forgotten. And as a result, the enemy has come in and stolen from us as we have stood by idly, watching it disappear.
Satan is not in a hurry. Being very patient, he knows how to lull us to sleep-one little step at a time. He's taken away our rights inch by inch. We have systematically lost our rights and continue to do so because we are ignorant of what God has given us.
God's Word to America
I believe God is speaking to our nation today through Psalm 1:1 'How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers.' Now let's pause here and apply this scripture to our country... Have we done this? We all want to be blessed, happy and prosperous, right? But have we taken ungodly counsel?
What happened when legalized abortion came on the scene? Where were we when they took prayer out of schools? What happened when the Supreme Court reinterpreted the First Amendment to mean "a separation of church and State"? We were ignorant, so we did nothing.
Edmund Burke, a member of British Parliament at the time of the Revolutionary War, made this statement: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." In today's world, this is not a complete statement. The question today is: Why do good men do nothing? The answer is lack of knowledge. Today, good men do not know what to do to help their country and how to go about it constructively because they don't know their past. As Thomas Jefferson once said: "If a nation expects to be ignorant - and free - in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." When we are uneducated and don't know the truth, we become slaves of ignorance.
Psalm 1:2 goes on to say we must not stand by submissively in the path of sinners or hang out where the scornful mockers spend their time. Have we stood by submissively? What did we do when Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore was punished for putting a display of the Ten Commandments in the rotunda of his courthouse? How could we let them take out such an important symbol of our judicial system? Our ignorance and lack of unity was the cause. But there is a solution.
How You Can get Knowledge
This is why we offer some enlightening and informative resources on America's Godly heritage. Personally, an excellent book to start with is America's Providential History, written by Mark A. Bellies and Stephen K. Macdowell.
It opened my eyes to providential history and why people need this information. We also have a DVD called, The Future of America
in which David Barton shares a lot of fascinating historical insights. These are powerful tools that will light a fire in your heart.
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from 'Enjoying Everyday Life', a Joyce Meyer Ministries (JMM) Magazine, September / October 2011 issue
Dave Meyer is the Vice President of Joyce Meyer Ministries and has been married to Joyce for over forty years. He passionately share the truth about our rich Christian heritage in conferences in America, encouraging people to get educated, pray and take action.
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