HIS JUSTICE CANNOT SLEEP FOREVER (PART 4)

 

By Catherine Ulrich Brakefield

World War II had reached a satisfactory climax, or so Americans had hoped. The Soviet Union had different ideas. Their war had just begun. They desired more communist countries beneath their iron fist. By 1948, the Soviet Union had solidified its governments in the countries of Eastern Europe, which were liberated by their Red Army during the war. (More about the Cold War and its repercussions in a future history blog.)

Vicious ideological rivalry sprang up between capitalism and communism. This battle wasn’t fought with guns but fought through propaganda. It fed upon the young minds of youths throughout our colleges and classrooms like mind-altering LSD.

Then the Vietnam War barged into American homes like a drenching Tsunami, forcing the pride of America, its young men, to make a choice. Either be drafted into the Army or enlist in the Air Force, Marines, or Navy. Communism wanted to gobble up more land.

Americans staunchly held to their beliefs. Hitler of Germany, Emperor Hirohito of Japan, and Mussolini of Italy was still fresh in their minds. God had gotten them through the fangs of the snake of World War II; He would get them through this, too.

The elections of the 1960s proved to be a volatile turning point in American politics. John F. Kennedy’s speech, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country,” sent patriotism marching through the throngs of people who would eventually elect him as president. Kennedy was the youngest president elected, and the first Catholic. Here is an excerpt from President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, on January 20, 1961. Was it any wonder he would give any less of a speech?

“The same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe — the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.”

Truth and discontent swirled like a volatile wind storm whispering that if a eighteen-year-old’s parents could afford to send their youth to college and be exempt from serving two years in an unpopular war, then it was unfair for any to be drafted. Still, our young men and women marched off to Vietnam, because of their loyalty to their country.

When Americans needed it, a president would remind them of the roots of their ancestry and fill in the void parents hungered to hear in praise of their sons and daughters service and that their lives are in the hands of God. Here is a small excerpt of what President Richard Nixon said in his Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day, November 16, 1973:

“Time has not dimmed, nor circumstance diminished the need for God’s hand in all that America may justly endeavor. In times of trial and of triumph that single truth reasserts itself, and a people who have never bowed before men go gladly to their knees in submission to divine power, and in thanks for divine sustenance.”

Two hundred years later, the torch has not grown dim to America’s feelings for their Divine Creator’s constant watch, and said in The Address to the National Association of Evangelicals, March 8, 1983:

“Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged. When our founding fathers passed the First Amendment, they sought to protect churches from government interference. They never intended to construct a wall of hostility between government and the concept of religious belief itself.”

One of our most beloved presidents, Ronald Reagan, never hesitated to address the need for more Bible and prayer in our schools and families. Here is an excerpt of Ronald Reagan’s speech during the Year of the Bible, February 3, 1983:

“Of the many influences that have shaped the United States of America into a distinctive Nation and people, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible. … These shared beliefs helped forge a sense of common purpose among the widely dispersed colonies — a sense of community which laid the foundation for the spirit of nationhood that was to develop in later decades. The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers’ abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual. This same sense of man patterned the convictions of those who framed the English system of law inherited by our own Nation, as well as the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.”

In the year 2008, our American youth were tossed to and fro like a football in the Super Bowl. The tea party evolved. But by the end of President Obama’s second term, the Tea Party had dispersed.

But one American youth, eighteen at the time, left the college life to put his concerns and convictions regarding capitalism and communism into action. The sudden shift of American patriotism to Marxism and Communist ideals sparked American concerns. Charlie Kirk started Turning Point USA, and the youth, as well as many adults, endorsed it. Kirk's encouragement to get out and vote spurred more votes for Donald Trump.

Throughout the years, America shouldered greater responsibilities, even assuming the role of policeman of the world. President Trump, in an address to the People of Poland, Warsaw, July 6, 2017, said this:

“I stand here today before this incredible crowd, this faithful nation, we can still hear those voices that echo through history. Their message is as true today as ever. The people of Poland, the people of America, and the people of Europe still cry out ‘We want God.’ … We put faith and family, not government and bureaucracy, at the center of our lives.… And we value the dignity of every human life, protect the rights of every person, and share the hope of every soul to live in freedom. That is who we are. Those are the priceless ties that bind us together as nations, as allies, and as a civilization.”

As current events roar across our television sets and cell phones, public schools now are not saying the Pledge of Allegiance, history books often distort the facts; however, God’s truth continues to march on throughout our lives as another World War shadows the forefront. What will our next generation believe in if they do not know the truth regarding our ancestors and the cause for which they fought?

President Trump addressed the nation after the Iran Strike with a passionate plea of sincere gratitude to Almighty God.

“And I want to just thank everybody, and in particular, God…"I want to just say, we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel, and God bless America. Thank you very much. Thank you."

With the sudden assassination of Charlie Kirk, our nation looks on in horror. What has happened to our beloved country when a young man cannot openly debate different viewpoints? Has the First Amendment been totally obliterated in our college classrooms?

Little do some of our offspring know how our nation formed the Constitution of the United States of America or the Bill of Rights. Nor the homage the founders and many of our most famous presidents of America give to the Almighty God. It is up to you and me to teach the truth to them. To be conscientious voters for the future of our children’s lives and liberty, and to teach them about our God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who has never failed us.

Jefferson’s warning rings in our ears, “…Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are a gift of God? I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever.”

That age-old enemy of mankind has stepped up its attack upon our families. But his time is short. Everything is pointing to the end of the age, which Jesus talked about in Matthew 24, and as I write about in Love’s Final Sunrise.

Thought, planning, and an overwhelming amount of prayer went into the foundation of these United States. It was a new dawn, a new nation, and a humble appeal to the Supreme Judge, God and His Son, Jesus Christ—yes, the course of the United States of America was set—let us not on our watch allow it to dissolve!

Our families are the bedrock of our country’s foundation, and WE are just a prayer away from winning this battle. After all, we have God on our side! Let us, like Charlie Kirk, speak out boldly about the God of our nation as well as the Savior of our souls! Let God’s justice be on heads of our enemies, and not on ours!

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Catherine is the award-winning author of Wilted Dandelions, Swept into Destiny, Destiny’s Whirlwind, Destiny of Heart, Waltz with Destiny, and Love's Final Sunrise. She has written two pictorial history books, The Lapeer Area and Eastern Lapeer, and short stories for Guideposts Books, CrossRiver Media Group, Revell Books, and Bethany House Publishers. Catherine and her husband of fifty-two years live on a ranch in Michigan and have two adult children, five grandchildren, four Arabian horses, three dogs, four cats, six chickens, and two bunnies. See CatherineUlrichBrakefield.com