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By DR. DAVID DYKES
There is an ongoing effort to prevent usage of words in our government such as “God,” “Creator,” “Lord,” “Divine Providence,” “Holy Trinity,” and “Jesus” or “Jesus Christ” which words are found throughout the documents of this nation’s founders. That would be an extremely dangerous rewrite of our amazingly blessed history. Some Christians say we do not have to worry because God is in control. However, God has been in control when every great nation has fallen. God is merciful, patient, longsuffering, and full of grace, but when a nation like ours is determined to abandon God, eventually, He will let it. When that happens, the nation heads on down to the dust heap of history. We know from Scripture that governments do not gain control without God’s allowing it.

In the amazing government of the people, by the people, and for the people here in the United States, everyone is part of the government and has a role to play. If the citizens do not daily seek the truth themselves and work to pass on their views to their elected representatives, then they have not fulfilled their responsibility as PART of the government. When people refuse to serve on juries, fail to vote, or fail to inform their representatives, they have not done their job as PART of the government.

Americans should write, email, or call their elected officials to give them their insights AFTER prayerfully seeking wisdom. Some of the meanest emails, calls or letters come from Christians who have not done all of their homework. Just because a statement is contained in an email or is made by the national media does not always mean it is true.

Christians should encourage those who are doing a good job, and help elect opponents of those who are not. All of these are critically important jobs that must be done to preserve a democratic republic as ours is. We all have jobs in a representative government, and that includes every citizen. Failure by enough people will eventually be enough to bring an end to what the founders called this “experiment in democracy.” This is far too precious a gift not to protect. Your Brother in Christ, Louie Gohmert

Most of us are quick to point out what’s wrong with our culture and how we have experienced a severe moral decline over the past 40 years. But we think our nation will change when the pornographers go out of business, or when the abortion clinics shut down, or when people stop demanding rights for same-sex marriages, or when the drug pushers are all in prison. We see these evils and think when that evil is gone, then we’ll see a national healing. But God says that it’s not up to the pornographers or the pushers or the prostitutes, He’s waiting on US. He says, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)

So, I’m asking God to send us a national spiritual awakening that will sweep our land. Wouldn’t it just be like our Father, Who has a twinkle in His divine eye, to send us a national revival while President Obama is in office? After all, if God sent revival during the last eight years some would have said it was because we have an evangelical Christian in the White House who prays and reads his Bible daily. If I know one thing about our God, it’s that He doesn’t share His glory with anyone.

So will you participate in the process? The great British politician and philosopher Edmund Burke once wrote: “Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.” If we don’t let our voice be heard, what kind of nation will this be when our children and grandchildren are
adults?

CONCLUSION

During World War II, there was a German Pastor named
of Martin Niemöller. He fought for the Germans in WWI, but during WWII he came to believe that what Hitler was doing was evil. He was arrested by the Nazis and spent time at Dachau. He narrowly avoided execution before the war ended. After the war ended in 1945, he wrote: “First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.” Now more than ever, the voice of Christians must be heard in our nation. The Bible instructs us to be model citizens and you CAN make a difference in our country as you pray for our leaders, play by the rules, and participate in the process.