Praise God for How Good Things Already Are

Over the last few years, we’ve seen people try to radically change the culture and history of the United States. I believe this nation is a gift from God and was founded by men who viewed the Bible as the standard for truth. But there are those who make it seem like anyone who believes our constitutional rights come from God is some kind of “Christian Nationalist.” I’ve even been branded that way!

It’s all an attempt by Satan to shame Christians and drive them into the shadows. We saw this during the COVID pandemic when governors in certain states closed down churches, deeming them to be non-essential. Yet, liquor stores, marijuana shops, and nightclubs were allowed to stay open. In California, they went as far as telling churches they could meet, but people weren’t allowed to worship with singing. Some Christians, citing religious objections, lost their jobs and were even discharged from the military because they refused to take an experimental vaccine. That’s just terrible!

Since then, we have seen the federal government arrest and prosecute people for praying in front of abortion clinics. Christian student groups were persecuted on college campuses because they weren’t inclusive. State adoption agencies even denied Christian applicants for refusing to affirm gender ideology. These kinds of things can have a long-lasting negative effect on society.

Freedom Is an Attitude

I went to Poland a number of times in the 1980s, when that country was still under communist rule. I stuck out like a healed thumb with my cowboy boots and Texas accent. I wanted to blend in, so I borrowed some clothes from my interpreter. Then I went out in public wearing his clothes and trying not to speak so that I could pass myself off as a native.

But when we started walking down the street, it wasn’t long before a crowd of young people gathered around me, saying, “American! American!” I was wearing Polish clothes, and I hadn’t said a word, but they could still tell I was an American. I asked my interpreter, “How do these people know I’m an American?” His response was really eye-opening. “It’s your attitude,” he said. People could just tell I had freedom and liberty.

You see, the people in Poland had been living under the oppression of communism for decades. They never made eye contact with strangers because they didn’t want to draw attention to themselves. They even took on submissive body language. Polish people didn’t walk down the street with their heads up and their shoulders square. They just stooped their shoulders and looked at the ground. They also didn’t start conversations with strangers, because that person might have been a spy for the secret police. All of their mannerisms were aimed at being as inconspicuous as possible.

Sad to say, Christians in America have taken on a similar attitude. For years, the worst a Christian had to deal with was someone rolling their eyes when they prayed over their meal or quoted Scripture in a conversation. But it seems like since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in 2015 (Obergefell v. Hodges), things have taken on a more serious tone.

Christians have been increasingly persecuted in their workplace. And during the Biden-Harris Administration, the government just seemed to be hostile toward Christian beliefs. I believe if Christians hadn’t risen up and gotten involved in the 2024 election, we could have very well lost this nation.

We Are Seeing an Awakening

Back in 2021, the Lord spoke to me that we were in the beginnings of a Third Great Awakening in America. The thing that makes an awakening different from a revival or some other move of God is that it affects society outside the four walls of the church. It impacts government, culture, and a number of other things.

Over the past couple of years, we’ve started to see the fruit of an awakening. Not only has President Donald Trump established a task force to help protect Christians from government persecution, but we are also seeing God move in society.

There have been a number of revivals among young people on college campuses. Organizations like LifeWise Academy are reaching children in the schools. Companies that previously promoted “woke” policies pertaining to homosexuality and transgenderism are doing away with those things. This nation is turning around!

The Apostle Paul said, “all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (2 Tim. 3:12), so persecution will never totally go away. But Christians can be bold about their faith, make their voices heard in the public square, and stand up for truth when it comes under attack. We don’t have to be passive; we can boldly declare and live according to our faith.

There’s a lot more work to do, and we can’t just rest on our laurels. However, we need to praise God for how good things already are! The Lord is doing great things in America. And I believe the best is yet to come!

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