Psalm 9:17 “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.”

As we worship this coming Lord’s Day, we ought to be thankful to God for gracing us with this free Nation in which we live, work, and minister! This is not now, and has never been, a truly “Christian” Nation; but, it has been and still is one of the freest Nations on earth. That freedom has allowed people to love, worship, and serve God – and He has blessed us because of it!

The great fear of my life is that by the time my Grandkids are my age that this may no longer be true. In fact, I believe it is quite possible that this Nation will no longer exist in any form that we would recognize.

Here are the facts:

Following the Reformation, (which began in 1517) true believers in Western Europe began to experience fierce persecution. Our Baptist Forefathers and Foremothers suffered greatly during this time. So, many of them fled for the new world.

After arriving here in 1620, Christians determined that this Nation would be a land of religious freedom and tolerance and that it would be governed by biblical principles.

That was our history for about 300 years! Sadly, after World War 1, things began to radically change in our Nation. Soon we became a Nation that repressed biblical Christianity and celebrated sin. Over these past ninety or so years, things have gotten steadily worse.

Today, we are a Nation awash in sin! Practically everything that God condemns is not merely tolerated, it is celebrated. Of all of the different religious groups in the world, bible-believing Christ-followers are among the most hated and marginalized.

And, YES, much of this is self-inflicted. When religious and philosophical liberalism began to become mainstream in the 1880’s and into the 1920’s, American “Christians” were very happy to welcome this godless garbage into our churches, schools, and our governments.

The results are as clear as they are tragic! We live in a Nation that has legally aborted nearly 50,000,000 babies; re-defined almost every form of deviancy as an, “alternative lifestyle” legitimized the illegitimate, spent our Nation to the brink of financial oblivion, and dumbed down an entire generation of our children.

Other than that, we seem to be doing well.

As you get ready to listen to God’s Word on Sunday morning, read over, think over, and pray over these verses: Psalm 9:17; Romans 1:21-27; Proverbs 14:34; and, 2^nd Chronicles 7:14.

Ask God what we must do to see revival in our land!

I hope to see you Sunday with a smile on your face, your Bible in your hand, and your family and friends by your side!