in the earth.” —Isaiah 62:6-7 NKJ
Our founding fathers set out to make this nation the greatest nation. They understood how critical it was for them to seek “Divine Providence” in order for this to occur. At a critical moment in the forming of our Constitution even Ben Franklin, one of the least religious of our founding fathers, was quoted urging his fellow framers that, “prayers [must be held] imploring the assistance of Heaven and its blessing on our deliberation.” Without the assistance of our Heavenly Father, America would never become a “praise in the earth.”
The desire woven into our culture for America to be the best is a good one —as long as we understand that only our Heavenly Father can do this for His Name’s sake and for His Kingdom. And who is it that moves the hand of our Heavenly Father? Watchmen.
There is much talk about watchmen and God’s intent for this role. It is amazing our Heavenly Father even chooses to use watchmen. He could have put the creation on autopilot or just left it to evolve randomly, but He is so eager to have us involved in shaping history that He has established this position.
What are two elements of this calling? The first element is that watchmen are to be diligent. Watchmen are to never give our Heavenly Father peace until He has accomplished all that is possible with a nation (Isaiah 62:6). We are to stand watch until there is an answer (Habakkuk 2:1).
The other element of our calling is accountability. It is quite chilling: If we hear from the Lord and do not “speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life,” God will hold us accountable (Ezekiel 3:17-19). It is our responsibility to be obedient and speak what has been spoken to us.
We must not give up the fight to make America the greatest nation—in obedience to our Heavenly Father—on the face of the earth. We must fight this battle with diligence as watchmen on our knees, realizing there is strict accountability.
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