Awaking The Sleeping Giant, Christian Americans

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     The recent attack at Fort Hood as well as other terrorist events both nationally and around the globe reveal a dilemma in society: people have differences of opinion -- even strong differences at times.  Talk politics or religion with people for any length of time and this will become quite evident.  The less evident thing, after many years of political diffusing of American history, is that the USA was indeed founded as a Christian nation.  It's beginnings were one of religious freedom...for (persecuted) Christians.  Yes, it's true that non-christians were permitted to some great measure of religious freedom, but the original intent of the founding fathers was one of freedom of Christian worship unfettered by the government, not one of kicking Christianity out of all things public. 

     Study it for yourself, if you disbelieve this.  Many, many documents reveal that the founding fathers of America wrote about, spoke of, and prayed to the almighty Christian God of the Bible.  Other lands and civilizations, past, present and future, might worship as they chose, but the new nation, America, found refuge in the Christian God and openly professed it.  There are numerous accounts in old writings that display their trust in God and remarkable instances of answered prayers and Divine providence in the early days of our nation.  It is thought that George Washington was once in the sites of a British soldier who for some reason refused to fire on him as an officer.  It is known that Washington, once thought dead after two horses had been shot out from under him, was alive and totally unhurt while having four bullet holes in his coat due to the intensity of battle.  Divine providence gave them courage, as it did to ancient Biblical figures such as Joshua, Gideon, and David.

     In regard to Gideon, he himself, as many in modern America may now feel, wondered where God was.  In fact, he expressed this, amazingly, in the very presence of the angel of God! (Judges 6: 11-13; the Bible.)  These people knew of others who had seen the workings of God -- even Moses and others who had actually seen God with their own eyes! (Exodus 24: 9-11; the Bible).  Gideon acknowledged this, but as his people had slipped into a period of apostasy, the God they had previously served with vigor had not been as near, for among His attributes is holiness and truth: He does not share His glory with paganism for those far from Him in their hearts.  Only when they returned to God or cried out due to their unbearable hardships of life in rebellion, and the consequences of that, did God compassionately relent and help them.  You do not reward wicked children, do you?  So, too, God will hear as people return to Him in America and remember that it was He Who made America great.

     The politial striving, posturing, and infighting is a sign of a gross lack of leadership.  Have you ever seen a kid in school who has such a good grasp of things that nobody can say anything other than in support and they submit themselves to his leadership in the matter?  It was that way with the biblical Joseph, who first suffered many things in preparation as he determined to serve God no matter what.  America's leaders have thrown Christians and their faith overboard.  They have rebelled and cast off the yoke that chafes them, as did the people that made the golden calf, first in Moses' day...and then again in the time of another Isralite, king Jeroboam.  Yet, the people will see that God is real and Lord.  People can mix words all they want and every man says and does what is right in his or her own eyes, but when the facts stare you in the face, it is different. 

     This happened in the prophet Samuel's day, when the real word of God was not heard much, yet Samuel became known, as his words never fell to the ground: they always came true.  It happened in Elijah's day, too, as the people, confused and uncertain about God, finally had their eyes opened as the holy prophet had water poured out, to soak his sacrifice to God, then prayed and fire fell from heaven to devour it entirely.  As the futility of political correctness soaks America and Christians and their faith is continually disdained, maligned and slighted -- even by our fearful and unbelieving leaders -- a giant is being awakened.  You see, while those living in mansions and ruling from "the hill" are oblivious to their sufferings and needs, they are learning to trust in God -- the Christian God -- out of necessity, ...and finding out that He IS real and able to save.  They are also seeing their false shepherds for what they are.  They are relearning what made America great -- God, ...and they are waking up: the "sleeping giant" is awaking.