Christian Americans, my friends over there tell me, are on the move. Like soldiers emerging shell-shocked from a battle where they have been bombarded with round after round of high explosive, they are starting to shake off the stupor created in the ten months since the US became the Obamanation.
Today is Thanksgiving. And today, as with Jacob and Esau in the womb, it appears as if two nations are struggling together inside the borders of that great country in a way some see as portending another civil war.
Millions are thanking Father God for founding and building and keeping and using America - a city set on a hill.
Millions of others are thanking mother nature; liberal humanism; their lucky stars; Hollywood - anything but the Creator - for the headway they have made in steering America away from its Christian roots, especially now that they have in the White House a man who champions their vision.
From the expressions of outrage, shock, anger and rejection that have come from enormous numbers of patriotic Americans these last months, it seems the Obama administration has most effectively employed political blitzkrieg against them. The president and his democrats on the hill have stunned and overwhelmed many.
Will they win, or will the very enormity of the negative impact they are making on their Christian countrymen generate a backlash strong enough to unseat them and to reverse the destructive policies they are trying to force upon America?
In Israel, we are watching keenly. Washington has been squeezing the Netanyahu government mercilessly to stop building homes for Jews in the Jews’ homeland. President Obama does not have many friends here.
And there are those of us who see the connection very clearly between the way America’s leaders deal with Israel and what happens internally in the United States.
I am a Christian with American roots going all the way back to the Mayflower. For years I have been concerned (for America’s sake, not only for Israel’s) about the ever-widening rift between these two countries. On my own, and with my family, I have traveled across the US to appeal to Christians not to allow their government to impose a “two state solution” upon the people of Israel. Still the attempt to do so continues; today more intensely than ever.
And yet, on this Thanksgiving, I thank God for America. I thank God for the enormous good America has contributed to mankind all across the globe, and for the many ways in which America has blessed Israel.
I thank God too that there ARE millions of God-fearing Americans who will not lie down and let their country be taken away from them. Together with non-American friends of the United States around the world I pray that God will remember what He has always purposed that country to be, that through His people He will move to roll back the darkness and restore His light from one side of America to the other.
It’s a big prayer, but it’s not too big.
As I finished writing this, a “US Warrior” in Augusta, GA, emailed me.
“This is running on all the blogs over here in America,” she said. “We are going to get our country back, very shortly! We are going to rally!”
She’d attached the following:
On October 3, 1789 President George Washington released this proclamation:
By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation.
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor– and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.
Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be– That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks–for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation–for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war–for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed–for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted–for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions– to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually–to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed–to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord–To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us–and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.
Two hundred and twenty years ago, the President of the United States wrote those words.
Untold numbers of American citizens are invoking them today.
May God hear the prayers of His people. May God bless them.
And may God YET bless the United States of America.
Thank you for this privilege and your observation…We too, pray for the peace for isreal United we stand ..divided we fall…Thank you for your prayers for America..
..God.s blessings my friend….Ken Maddox..[NA NA ]..retired Pastor
From your mouth to Abba’s ears!! I too pray that we Believers in the ONE TRUE GOD regain control of our country, founded once again on HIS principles. For those who may not be sure, know that His Name is YAHWEH…and none other!!
I also pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and ALL OF THE LAND that Abba gave the Jewish people….much of which they don’t YET possess….
b’Shem Yeshua,
amen!!!!!
In spite of the worsening liberalism and ungodliness in America, thank God our heavenly Father we still have a measure of freedom to proclaim the His Word of Truth, and may He grant us Christians here the courage to stand firmly for the Faith once for all delivered to us that sinners like us may be saved.
Thank you for your thoughtful choice to bring us “good news” from our nation’s beginning, that we were ‘better than this’. May all The Lord God’s men and women rebuke the violence and license that nearly overwhelms our country. WE AMERICANS ARE BETTER THAN THIS, from our ROOTS!
Thank you so much for your concern and kind words for America. We are also very concerned about what is coming out of Washington D.C. They say they want 250,000 civilian operatives (”brownshirts”) equipped and as powerful as the U.S. military. This sounds ominous to most thinking Americans. When the smoke clears, we have the promise the Israel will still be there—I find no such promise concerning America. Since the 1960’s our nation has been systematically taking God out of this country–Obama may just be America’s Assyrian army the made captive the ten tribes in 722 B.C. We will soon find out.
A faithful remnant of Nicaraguan Christian is standing besides Israel.
We believe what the Lord has declared in Gn. 12:3.
We bless Israel and we pray for a spiritual revival in America.
I could not agree more with your message! America is rapidly sliding into an area where most patriotic and christians people do not want to go. Let us pray for the safekeeping of this great nation which was founded on Christian beliefs, not as their present leader claims, on the Islam “faith”. Keep up the great work you are doing! God bless you.
GOD WILL HEAR THE CRY OF HIS PEOPLE, AND WILL HEAL OUR LAND.
MAY MY HEAVENLY FATHER SEND REVIVAL THROUGHOUT AMERICA LIKE NEVER BEFORE..
GOD BLESS AMERICA, AND GOD BLESS HIS CHOSEN NATION ISRAEL.
Haven’t been around for a while, but thank you for the lovely message. Although I know G-d is FOR Israel, still I worry about the muslim obama and if he really has the power to come up against the Holy Land in favour of the arabs. And please, can we not pray without ceasing for Gilad Shalit? I pray that it will not be too long until he is released from the hands of the barbarian arabs.
Hi Stan
Thanks for your nice article. We too pray that America will repent and come back to God.
What does NA NA stand for?
May our Lord Jesus Christ give us the strength to bring our country back to us , and no that our Government is not controlling the ones who still and forever believe in you. Give us power to return to the roots that made us the greatest country and protect us from the evils who stand in our way of worshipping you. AMEN
Recently I have received a series of film shots of Obama stating that he is an Indonesian Arab. As such he has no right to be elected president of America/ I expect the Marine Judge that is processing an official case to Impeach him will soon finish the task. His reign of filth is over. May he be dismissed from our land soon. Dr. Walter O. Peterson
May our land be cleaned of Obama’s filth immediately! His lies and corruption be cleaned out with him. May his reign be aborted, and his presence cast out.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD. Thank you for your keen observation of the situation here in the United States. May the Spirit of God move upon the citizens of this nation one last time! God is a merciful God. As King David prayed, ” in judgment, remember mercy”.
He who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. Israel will survive, thrive and succeed in what God has determined for her, no matter what happens to the nations of the earth! May the USA come to her senses, reverse course and return to the proper paths in regard to His will. Thank you Brother for your words of encouragement.
My prayer if for the entire world, but expecially for God’s chosen people in Israel and the Unitred States of America. May the Lord bless you and keep you, may He make His faxce to shine upon you and give your peace. God Bless America and through America, may God bless this sin sick and dying world!
Stan, we are most grateful for your love of America and your prayers on our behalf. There does seem to be an awakening of sorts taking place here, praise the L-rd. President Hussein’s approval ratings have not just dropped, but have plummeted, as more and more of us (including those now apologizing for their mistake in voting for this demon) are sounding the trumpets of battle. A friend told me of seeing a bumper sticker the other day that said “I’m praying for President Obama (Psalm 109:8)”. The greatest fear is of the damage he and his ungodly and antisemitic coven may inflict before we have a chance to take away his congressional advantage in 2010. Please pray, as are we, that we can hold the fort until then. G-d bless you, Stan, and G-d bless Yisrael!
Yes Stan G-d will. America is waking up fast. they know they have been lied to. I said years ago that we were being painted into the same corner as Israel. I have no doubt we will have to fight. being nice , sending fax, even voting or phoning and emails are not working here any more than cancessions from Israel to the world. We know that force is all the enemy respects. With G-d’s help we will do it, fight the good fight and keep the freedom that only comes from G-d. If we don’t, like Hitler they will try to enforce it and make us their slaves..It is NOT going to be. Their days are numbered..G-d bless America and G-d bless Israel..forever..
Yes, Americans…….some of us……the ones who believe and want to stand on the very words quoted by our first president are invoking the promise of God Almighty given to us in II Chronicles 7:14. WE ARE PRAYING, …..YES, WE ARE……we are making phone calls, sending faxes, emails, marching…………AND PRAYING SOME MORE. And……we are blessing Israel.
As an Aussie and a friend of the USA - my heart aches for the state of your Nation.
(Nonetheless for my own Australia).
I pray, earnestly, that BOTH the USA and Australia will be moved by the Holy Spirit of our merciful and gracious GOD to the point of sincere REPENTANCE. Only when we repent of our waywardness, our coolness to obedience of the Word of God, our lack of prayer and holiness, will come true revivaland new blessings.
“Lord, if it means bringing us to our CNK (Corporate National Knees) through trial, persecution and testing, so-be-it. Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your great Name, Your will be done in the USA and Australia - as it is in Heaven. Amen.”
America has a leader who is void of spiritual understanding and it grieves my heart. I never thought I would see the day when our president would bow to a foreign leader and make the claim that we are not a Christian nation. He does not speak for me and many others! God bless Israel and her people and we pray for Mr. Netanyahu (sp?) that he will remain strong for Israel.
Thank you for reminding us of George Washington’s words! Our prayers are heard! God sees all! And may God bless you and yours for speaking the truth!
May I humbly suggest that you recommend that ALL christians in America dedicate a specific day - perhaps the first day of 2010 - to a National Day of Prayer, to rededicate themselves to service to God and to acknowldge God’s sovereignty over that nation as was done in 1789..
Such intercession will not come from the top at this time- it must begin at and come from the bottom, from the grass roots, bypassing ALL human authority.
When the top of the plant has become diseased and withered, the roots need to cut themselves off from that decay - which can only be through His Mercy.
This medium can reach almost every faithful follower of the Lord - persuade faithful Americans to USE IT IN HIS SERVICE.
Stan. We, here, in America, are outraged at the arrogance, ignorance, and blatant disregard for American sovernity. We see the bold-face lies of the current administration and we see the weakness and lack of leadership of one man, who has been used by evil opposing G-d to derail this shining city on a hill. When we look at the blinding manner at which this power came to the White House, we should have the eyes to see and the ears to hear. that this is probably the same unholy deception that will be used to make the final blow in which to attempt to destroy mankind as in Revelation and will bring the anti-christ into power. We would do well, however, to remember, that God is patient and slow to anger, and that HE is faithful as promised (Heb 10:23). His people are moving to intercept. Our prayers ask for mercy for America and her prideful, lustful, and damning ways. And the meantime. as we shall see, Stan, G-d will have His way, for America and for Israel. We will be delivered. Never forget the power of prayer. Shalom
I am not a pastor or someone with a degree in Theology but I do read the bible and pray to God our father that America will turn back to His ways. I find that America is a land of ungrateful, hate filled people who for some reason feel that they are entitled to this great land and the liberties thereof because they live here. Unbeknown to them, this land was a gift and as a gift we need to be thankful for it and take due care of it.
God is on His thrown and He is watching. His eye never sleeps and He never slumbers. As Christians, we need to take this country back for Him and embrace Israel as a sister who we abandoned and fight for her.
I fear for America and where we are going. It all fits though. We are close to home. The fight is going to get tougher and tougher but this is not the time to give up! Now is the time for vigilance. Push forward and never back and pray without ceasing. God is good and will fight before us.
Each denomination in this country has millions of people clamming to be christians
there are Catholics. Presbyterians, Baptist, Mormons to mention a few of these
denominations . Whit all of these people clamming to be people of G_d then why
is the U.S. having so much trouble with disasters naturally, economically,politically
and military
Answer! look at history we repeat it because we have not took the time look to at history.We want what we want . We as a human race do not want to depend on any one or anything especially some concept of a supreme deity . Therefore we as a
human race are domed to repeat the mistakes of our fathers .
Look at Moses one of the grate leaders of all times . He lead his people out of
bondage of slavery. The people he lead never had his faith in an all mighty being .
These people saw the red sea part ,walked on dried land,saw deliverance from
an army with no weapons in there mist, saw food called manah rain from the sky,
Oh! How dumb they you say! Then how much dumber are we because we have these
people in history as an example. Look see Jane. Look see Dick. But we do not look and
we do not see .
We only repeat our Fathers mistakes and not only that we add our own mistakes to
our misery .If you want to see the height of misery read Leviticus Chapter 26 .
Therefore any person are race or nation that does not believe in G_d or trust in
him will come to this end as In Leviticus .
Oh! If we are right with our fellow man we must be right with G_d . If I have not
offended any body then then how can a loving G_d be hostile toward me. This
political correctness will not cut it with the supreme being called YAWH or G_d .
Israel has a place in Prophesy the U.S. does not . So the U.S. may become part
of the King of the West in Prophesy . G_d prophesy will be full filed Satan desire to
bring in a golden age with out G_d will not take place . His attempt to establish a
kingdom with out G_d will only end in seven years of totally world chaos .
Our answer to our problems is in the trusting in G_d or YAWH Not some idealistic
Person .
One of the US statesman of the past stated ” The tree of liberty will need to be
refreshed from time to time with the blood of tyrants and patriots .
Thomas Jefferson
Sad ! Sad! Sad! But how can this be avoided when the enemies of G_d will kill
themselves to kill you.
I only hope that the leaders of the US are discipline long before its citizens for
not responding to a command ” I will bless those that bless Israel ……..
‘May God YET bless America’. AMEN! but America must be willing to repent and accept the endtime Gospel as revealed by God through His Prophet William Branham. Secondly America must put the people of ISRAEL to where they belong in the Eternal plan of God. America must not share JEWS lands to the Arabs, for God will not take it lightly.
From ILORIN NIGERIA .
In my opinion, Gen, 12 V 3 is our marching orders…. I will bless those that bless thee, I will curse those that curse thee.If our admins here in America cannot rally around Israel, I really fear for her safety.
Be Blessed This Day and Everyday!
“One nation, under GOD, indivisable.” or else?
Shalom to all.
Repent America! It is not patriotism alone that will save you. Only repentence will save this once great country!
Wonderful commentary Stan!
Encourage Israel to hang on. Most conservatives, primarily Christians and Jews, in the US still love and support Israel. When we regain political control, restoring Israel to its one state government, as God Almighty ordained it, is one of our top goals. We will again support Israel with strength in every way. The liberals are few, and they will never again be allowed to take power here in the US. I know the US has learned a hard lesson that they will never forget. God willing, we will prevail. May God bless American and grant Peace to Israel once again. And He promises that if His people will humble themselves and pray and seek His face…He will restore our land Blessings to all, Beth in Texas
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I am a born again Christian. At age 18 when I began to vote, registered as an Independent. Before our Presidential elections in ‘08, people asked me whom I thought would be “voted in.” My reply was: “Whom ever GOD can use to bring the most Judgment upon America.”
We have been in a state of rebellion against God for a long, long time. That rebellion is reflected in every facet of our Nation: schools, media, “entertainment ” business practices, our deceptive and opressive health SYSTEM, how we have treated the unborm, disabled, elderly, Israel, etc..
We frequently hear the verse quoted about God reversing things when we PRAY, but the “turning from evil” is often totally left out.
People who only see “POLITICS” as being the basis of our present problems just “don”t get it.” GOD reigns over politics. HE often gives people the leaders they deserve.
In Hebrew 10:27-29, the Holy Spirit penned a warning long before our Nation was ever established. That warning has NOT been heeded. I pray that WHEN GOD is done with Judging our Nation, that by His great Mercy, we may then be a sheep nation still and not a goat nation.
The future of Isreal is certain! What will remain of our nation is not yet clear.
To me, WE are the “younger sister” in Ezekiel who never learned the lessons she was SUPPOSED to learn when watching Israel. The severness of the “younger sister’s” judgement is what is “in our very immediate future.” Presently it is only in the early stages of our judgment.
Whenever God, because of the SINS of His People, is driven to Judgment, His underlying motive is always LOVE. God will do whatever our choices and actions demand to win us back to himself. HIS longsuffering is very patient indeed, but it is not endless. Sooner or later Judgment MUST come!
When Israel is DELIVERED BY GOD during the Gog & Magog War, THE WORLD will THEN understand just how Merciful and Gracious GOD is - not only to Israel, but to ALL Mankind! When The World Underands THAT, Salvation & Redemption are not far behind. That is what I believe Romans 11: 15 means. Talk about Revival - when Israel fulfilles what God Created her to be, THEN the whole world wiill see Revival like no one ever saw revival before! And THAT time WILL COME!
Therefore, let us keep the right focus, walk as God’s Holy Spirit directs, and walk in HIS Shalom - as only HE can give. Viktoria
I have been looking for a group of God Fearing believers that have a passion to see Ameria support Israel and repel the terrorists that threaten our existance and that of Israel.
I belive we must have a heart like King David, to obey God the Father and to pray for and support those he has placed in Authority over us. He will remove them from office when His purpose is achieved. Our prayers will expedite that purpose.
Stan,
Good to receive a word from you again. First I’d like to say how good it is to hear you remind us of all those in America who truly love God and second, the comments from your readers who have good wishes for our nation and lift us up in prayer now. We know the end is near and sometimes I feel as though we are all on sinking ship. I feel this great nation has taken advantage of His constant blessings and the mercies that are new each day. As much as I love and take pride in American I cannot bear to hear or read “God Bless Amerca”. It is due to His blessings that we have been protected this long. We need to stand up NOW and proclaim “America Bless God”. Stan thank you so much for standing with this nation. We love and support you and yours.
President Obama gave a speach recently and in it he states that Israel is a light unto yhe nations. If only he knew the truth of what he was saying. That light that he was talking about is “Jesus “who came into our dark sinful world through the seed of Abraraham and Sarah!. Jeus is the promised seed that Gods word spoke of back in Genesis that bruised the head of satan allowing Gods glorious light of righteousness and holiness to shine into the hearts and minds of any man ,woman or child that are hungrying and thirsting after righteousness This can only be fulfiled through Gods only begotten Son Jesus !!!
Lets all look to Jesus the author and finisher of our salvation and EVERYTHING!!!!
And put our complete TRUST in Him!!!.
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“Obomination”? What is this? This sounds like hate. This sounds like hidden racism.
You people have forgotton Christ’s admonition to love everyone, even those we think are our enemies. 1 John 3:11 “For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”, verse 14…”He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15..Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: anfd ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.” Frankly, Stan, I could care less is you are a Mayflower descendent. That is just being prideful. I see apostasy here….away from Jesus Christ….into politics, human pride, and hints of warring hearts.
Dear Jeanette
I believe you have misunderstood. There is only a desire to do the will of God, to bless Israel and to stand with the oppressed. Certainly we pray for those whowould (and do) dispitefully use us but we must not allow ourselves to stand alongside them in sin.
God bless you.
Yours in Christ
Linda
My Brethren, Our Lord and Savior, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, Jesus Christ, who in His perfect timing will reveal to the whole world that He is the only one true Potentate, has ever so clearly spoken to us about the days in which we are living! I find it unbelievable that an American administration has turned on Israel…yet it is undeniable that Obama does not have Israel’s best interest in mind! The Lord our G_d is going to defend Israel when she needs Him the most! All of the promises to Abraham will be gloriously fulfilled and indeed those that bless israel will be blessed! However, those that curse Israel such as the Obama administration who represents America, a man that was voted in by a majority of voting Americans, will surely be cursed! The elections are coming in 2010…I pray that every Christian will work to insure that G_d’s people are voted into office and that the Lord would heal our land and return us to our Savior who died on the cross for us and soon shall come and sit on His throne in Jerusalem!
My brethen…judgement is going to begin at the house of G_d! If we would judge ourselves then He would have no need to judge us, but judge us He will and His judgements are true and just! A Christian holocaust is coming! The night is coming when no man can work! A deception is coming that is going to deceive the whole world! You will find the answers in the Olivet discourse and the prophets as to what course we should take…search the scriptures and pray that you would be accounted worhty to escape all the things that are shortly to come to pass on this earth! Let not your heart be troubled…these things must need to come to pass and then our Savior will be revealed to the whole world! May the Lord help us and strengthen and give us wisdom for the days that we live in!!! God bless us and keep us in the glorious name of Jesus Christ…the Savior of the world!
Luke.21 -31 to 37 “So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives”.
Jesus spent alot of time praying at the very spot he was going to leave the earth from and in the end return back to earth from!.
We should be keeping ourself clean by obeying His word, because His word is Him, He was the word that was made flesh to dwell among us, that is why He says” if you love keep me commandents”, He looks at our hearts and knows if we truly love Him,.and if we do we will” be holy as he is holy”, in all manor of conversation and also in our love for others!. Jesus is angry at the sinner all day long!. He says to be watching and praying so that we will be able to be accounted worthy to escape all that is about to come upon this earth to deliver the world from evil!!. Our prayers are not to be selfish ones, but out of love and out of concern for lost souls. God sent His Son Jesus into our world as a light through the loins of Abraham and Sarah, whose seed through Isaac became” Israel “, so that thru Israel the whole world can be blessed or cursed, anyone who does not see this truth does not know God and does not belong to God, because His children abide in His truth. Amen!
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