The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance.  (Psalm 33:10-12)

God Among The Nations

President Woodrow Wilson said, “A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do. We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came from or what we have been about.” History is the great teacher, but few attend class. One of the constants in the story of humanity is its inability to learn from past mistakes to achieve a better future. Generations may separate one civilization from another, but all men are the same, no matter what place in history they live. The same needs, wants, and desires fuel the spirit of man. Technology may change, but the heart remains the same. Advances in science open the world to new discoveries, but there is nothing new under the sun.

Every nation begins somewhere, and whether it learns from its past will determine how long its future will last. Human character remains the same. Whatever made the nation great in the beginning is often discarded over time for a philosophy that will bring its downfall. The foundation of a people is governed by the values of morality that define it as a nation seeking the good of all men. Righteousness can only come from the word of the Lord because God is the one who brings nations to glory, and He is the one who destroys nations. A nation built on the belief of the one true Lord will find greater success than one established on hatred, prejudice, and immorality.

Israel was the greatest nation on earth. God blessed the Hebrews with His protection, blessings, and guidance. When Israel followed the Lord’s will, they experienced great success. What brought about the destruction of Israel was when they turned their back on God. Moses warned them what would happen if they forgot the one who delivered them from Egypt. It did not take long for the nation to forget where they came from, and God destroyed them. Israel is given as an example of what happens when a people forget where they came from and who delivered them.

Any nation that becomes a godless society will reap the whirlwind of God’s wrath. There is no respect of persons in the mind of God. God does not bear the colors of red, white, and blue. His word is truth, and only when a nation seeks to follow Him will there be any hope of a future. America will not be destroyed by an enemy marching on its borders. It is being destroyed from within because it has rejected the principles that made America great in the past. Learning from the past will teach us what the future will be. A nation that forgets God gives up its best hope of being a great nation. The word of God must be the foundation because truth comes from the word of God.