Calling America: An Epistle

“There shall be no more tyranny. A handful of men cannot seize power over thousands. A man shall choose who it is shall rule over him . . . we give all we have, lives, property, safety, skills . . . we fight, we die, for a simple thing. Only that a man can stand up.”
--James Otis, Johnny Tremain.

America is falling. No observant or educated person who has lived in this country can deny that. Yet, even as this great nation; this great kingdom is falling, many do nothing. Many continue their daily lives with nothing but little interest for their freedom. They’ve got a point, right? Why should we do anything for this country? One person couldn’t possibly have any effect on this nation. America’s going to fall anyway; it’s too late to do anything about it. So, let’s sit at home and be endorsed by the government while we eat potato chips and watch pointless television shows. 

What really matters?

This country is worth it. This is no random nation. Our forefathers fought and sacrificed everything they had for this country. This is the land that was promised to our fathers hundreds of years ago. This land is a chosen land. Christ will reign personally upon this land when the time comes. There are so many reasons that we must save this nation. Do we care about this great land? Sometimes I wonder if people really care about college football more than this chosen country. Sometimes I wonder whether people really have more interest in their mansions, fancy cars, and riches than in this divine cause. 

Even if we don’t care, God still cares about this nation. Certainly that means something to us. The Divine Being who governs the universe and everything in it will, if we violate His laws, sweep us off the face of His chosen land. We are God’s chosen people, but that also means that we have a greater responsibility to observe His commands and His laws. If you don’t care about this country, you will one day wish that you cared. 

Do you not believe me that God cares about this nation? How can you think such a thing? Remember, o people, what the Lord has done for our fathers. He undoubtedly led the Pilgrims across this sea in order for them to be able to worship Him in this land. This is evident in the suffering of the Pilgrims. It was highly improbable that these people would survive the winter, and there is only one explanation for why they did: God. And again, how could a small bunch of inexperienced “soldiers” from a group of small colonies come together to defeat the greatest army and navy force that the world has ever seen? Only God could have caused that to happen. How could a nation survive for more than two hundred years? Only through divine help from above has this nation done great things, and only through that help will it continue to live.

Not many could say it better than Thomas Paine did: “THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” We each have a choice. We can choose God and live in prosperity and freedom in this chosen land. This will take much hardship and suffering in the moment, but it must be worth it in the long run. We can choose this great life, or we can choose to relax now and therein obtain captivity and death according to the plan of devils. “Choose you this day whom ye will serve,” Joshua once wrote. Regardless of your choice, though, God and freedom will live on. Thomas Paine intelligently illustrates the idea once again: “for though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.”