Daily Encounter: A Week-day Devotional by a staff of ACTS International.

Monday, October 18, 2021

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance."¹

While this Scripture passage was addressed to the nation of Israel, the principle, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord," without doubt applies to every nation whose God is the Lord.

This is certainly applicable to the founding of the U.S.A., the foundation of which was solidly based on Christian principles, and whose God was the Lord. Sadly, more and more, as a nation, we are increasingly moving away from this spiritual foundation.

Going back more than half a century we were given a grave warning by Charles Augustus Lindbergh of aviation fame, who, in the early days of flying, at the age of 25 was the first pilot to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. This was on May 20-21, 1927.

At the time of World War II Lindberg, at first, was opposed to the U.S. voluntarily entering the war, but later changed his mind. He had said: "I saw the aircraft I love destroying the civilization I expected it to save. Now I understand that spiritual truth is more essential to a nation than the mortar in its cities' walls. For when the actions of a people are undergirded by spiritual truths, there is safety. When spiritual truths are rejected, it is only a matter of time before civilization will collapse."²

It is significant that Lindberg's foresight into the importance of spiritual truth for the enduring safety of civilization was seen at a time when the United States was becoming one of the most powerful nations in the world. But today, however, it appears that the need for this spiritual foundation is not only being totally ignored, but also being eroded, by so many of today's leaders and citizens, who are much more concerned with being "politically correct" than they are about the nation being "undergirded by spiritual truths."

Tragically, Charles Lindberg's prophetic statement is indeed being played out in the U.S.A. of today. May God have mercy on us, and may we, as Christians, live in such a way that proclaims that God is our Lord and reflects the truth of His Word.

Suggested prayer: "Dear God, thank you for your Word that assures us that 'blessed is that nation whose God is the Lord.' Tragically, we have as a nation, progressively turned from you and in so doing have sinned grievously. Please grant a great spiritual awakening so as a nation we will confess our sins and turn back to you and once again make you our Lord. Please start your work in me and let me be a light to others. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus' name, amen."

1. Psalm 33:12 (NKJV).
2. Lee, Paul Tan, Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations, p. 1529.

2. To Know God and be sure you're a real
    Christian click on:

3. Donate: To help send Daily Encounter
    without charge to people around the world
    click on:

4. To send today's Daily Encounter to a friend
    click on:

5. To share your faith in a simple, attractive
    way with a friend click on:

6. For today's featured article click on:

7. This week's chuckle as seen "On the Lighter
    Side"  on Weekend Encounter click on:

8. Change Address of your subscription to
    Daily Encounter click on: