America today is
in danger, possibly the greatest danger since the American Revolution. The reason for this terrible danger is the destruction
of the United States Constitution. The
Constitution – the Supreme Law – of our nation is being taken apart bit by bit. Every time Barack Obama usurps power from the
Legislative Branch or the Judiciary Branch, the Constitution suffers. Our nation is weakened every time his
Department of Justice refuses to enforce the laws of the land.
Secret combinations are in
control of our government and involve both Democrats and Republicans. I do not know the individuals involved in the
secret groups, but I do recognize their work.
The only way America will survive is for all of us to turn to God in
prayer and righteousness.
Judi McLeod of Canada Free Press encourages everyone to pray for America “because without America there is
no Free World.” She reminded us that
numerous great men have prayed for protection and were blessed. One of those great men was General George
Washington who was “never afraid to get down on his knees to pray in the mud.” One of my favorite paintings shows General
Washington on his knees in the snow. One
of his prayers was written as follows.
“O eternal and everlasting God,
I presume to present myself this morning before thy Divine majesty, beseeching
thee to accept of my humble and hearty thanks that it hath pleased thy great
goodness to keep and preserve me the night past from all the dangers poor
mortals are subject to, and has given me sweet and pleasant sleep, whereby I
find my body refreshed and comforted for performing the duties of this day, in
which I beseech thee to defend me from all perils of body and soul.
“Direct my thoughts, words and
work. Wash away my sins in the
immaculate blood of the lamb, and purge my heart by the Holy Spirit, from the
dross of my natural corruption, that I may with more freedom of mind and
liberty of will serve thee, the everlasting God, in righteousness and holiness
this day, and all the days of my life.
“Increase my faith in the sweet
promises of the Gospel. Give me
repentance from dead works. Pardon my
wanderings, & direct my thoughts unto thyself, the God of my
salvation. Teach me how to live in thy
fear, labor in thy service, and ever to run in the ways of thy
commandments. Make me always watchful
over my heart, that neither the terrors of conscience, the loathing of holy
duties, the love of sin, nor an unwillingness to depart this life, may cast me
into a spiritual slumber. But daily
frame me more and more into the likeness of thy son Jesus Christ, that living
in thy fear, and dying in thy favor, I may in thy appointed time attain the
resurrection of the just unto eternal life.
Bless my family, friends & kindred, unite us all in praising &
glorifying thee in all our works begun, continued, and ended, when we shall
come to make our last account before thee blessed Savior, who hath taught us
thus to pray, our Father.”
At least two ancient American civilizations
– the Jaredites and the Nephites - were destroyed when they failed to worship
Jesus Christ, stopped praying to Heavenly Father, and turned to wickedness. (See the Book
of Mormon – Another Testament of Christ.)
The Bible tells us that
the people were so wicked in the days of Noah that God sent a flood to wash
away the wickedness. Only Noah and his
immediate family were saved. Modern
prophets and apostles have stated that the world today is nearing the great
wickedness of Noah’s day.
The great evil of barbarians in
the Middle East is spreading and affecting the entire world. ISIS/ISIL is pure evil and must be stopped if civilization as we know it is to
survive. The United States and a few
other countries started making air strikes against ISIS/ISIL in Syria on
Monday, September 22, 2014. This conflict
is already being referred to as World War III.
Ms. McLeod is correct in saying that we need to pray for America “because
without America there is no Free World.”
How can prayer help
America? Sincere prayer requires
humility, and humility makes mankind turn to God to ask for protection. God cannot bless us in our wickedness; His
law requires that we turn to Him.
At a similar time in ancient
America, the prophet Alma told his people:
“Yea, and I say unto you that if it were not for the prayers of the
righteous, who are now in the land, that ye would even now be visited with
utter destruction; yet it would not be by flood, as were the people in the days
of Noah, but it would be by famine, and by pestilence, and the sword.
“But it is by the prayers of the
righteous that ye are spared… (Book of
Mormon, Alma 10:22-23).
