Most Americans have never reflected upon what made this country rise above other nations in its character, prosperity and might.  Our schools no longer teach the foundational principles upon which a people fostered such a unique country.  Even worse the atheistic leaders who disagree with that history go further than simply not teaching those principles, they have revised history to redact those principles.  For a complete, layman’s understanding of the effects of such redaction one need merely review what Alexis De Tocqueville spoke insightfully about American ideals and how they would be circumvented.  Conspicuously, De Tocqueville made these observations/predictions about America in the early 19th Century, a period that saw the rise of the American Nation.  Additionally, Alexis died in 1859 the year in which Darwin published his “Theory of Evolution” as if somehow to add accent to his predictions of American downfall based upon diversion from God’s word as its foundation.

Coincidence is applicable solely when a solid prediction of coinciding events has not been clearly predicted by reliable sources.  This man was not an American, but he admired, researched and wrote about American ideals because we once were inspiration for all those “yearning to be free”.  Freedom from tyranny, freedom from thought police, freedom from unlawful taxation and the limits of social classification.  As surprising as Monsieur De Tocqueville’s observations were, they dwindle in comparison to the compendious array of clarity and truth available to any seeker within the historical pages of the Bible.  Wisdom is available to all who cry out to the Lord for access.  De Tocqueville knew that the greatness of America is directly correlated and proportional to the Public dissemination of the Good News of Jesus Christ.  Without it we are just another mediocre democracy captured and struggling against the pitfalls of republics led by imperfect men.  Ah, but with those principles we are blessed beyond comparison with insight, compassion, ingenuity, and willing self-sacrificial underpinnings capable of propelling us to greatness.

In a word De Tocqueville was right.  We have not fallen from some pinnacle of human experiment because of economic downturn, the lack of political leadership, poor weather, health or bad luck.  We have fallen from our blessed position as the obedient children of a generous God.  A God who always delivers on promises and promises what will consistency deliver individuals and nations from the ills which confront all men, kings and countries.  The youth inspiring, double-edge sword leading from our pulpits has been nullified, muffled and in many cases silenced for the sake of public approval.  There are the courageous few who will not be swayed, diverted or corrupted, refusing to preach a popular Christianity and they hold with them the only prayer of a recovered America.  Without the prayers, preaching and purposeful performance of those who would spend their lives to further God’s Kingdom, this nation is without hope of restitution to greatness.

For it is either within God’s Mighty Hands we will be lifted up or underneath His feet we will be trodden based upon our adherence, choice and loyalty to His direction.  America has ceased to be great.  The reality, cost and fearful future are as evident as the cause.  We have one chance, to humble ourselves, repent of our sins against God and cry out to Him for resuscitation.  Our current course arguably from which we will not depart leads directly to failure and perhaps Hades.  Ironically it is consciousness that will set us free, not as the Buddhists or New Age philosophers view it but as a removal of the veil set before our eyes blinding us to the truth of God’s Word and our subsequent downfall as reward for such oblivion.  America open our eyes and return to the practices that once made us a great nation.  Set God before us as guide, let His light and faith in Jesus be our salvation.  The alternative is obvious and inevitable if we choose otherwise.  Praise God in Jesus’ Name.