Why Is America Blessed?

A lot of people say that we have been blessed by God as a nation. But why? The main reason often given is that we are a Christian nation. But what does that mean? We were founded by people, many of whom believed in God. To call them Christian is to use a very broad term. Some were Christians, to be sure. Many were Deists, and some, like Thomas Jefferson, were not Christians at all. Was our nation Christian? Again, a lot depends on your definition. More people attended church (but that doesn't make you a follower of Christ). It IS true that the basic view of morality held by the public more closely resembled a Biblical morality and that the public was more influenced by and familiar with the truth of the Bible. But if we define Christian as someone who has expressed personal saving faith in Jesus Christ, I'm not sure you can argue that we have ever been a truly Christian nation. So, does God take a poll and if a majority believes in Him or at least follows the Bible, then He blesses? Does He only bless if the leadership is Christian? How many of our presidents all the way back to Washington would truly be considered "born-again" as opposed to people who generally believe in the God of the Bible? One of the problems with all this is the fact that there is really no Scriptural basis for it. You can look at Israel, but Israel has a special covenant-defined relationship with God that is unique. You really can't extrapolate from it to us. Perhaps you look at the verse "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord." I think a more Biblical explanation for our being blessed as a country rests not in who our president is or how Biblical our leadership is, but in a clear Scriptural truth: God's covenant with Abraham. God told him, "I will bless those that bless you and curse those who curse you." If you look through history, governments that stood against the Jews have fallen (Rome, Spain, Nazi Germany, USSR) while those who have support the Jews (& Israel) have prospered. (US, UK) I think it vital that we as a nation continue to support Israel and the Jews. It is true the the more believers that hold government offices, the more people in leadership whose world view and morals are shaped by the Bible, the better for our society which is in real decay. But why has God blessed America, because He promised Abraham in Scripture and we have blessed and supported the Jews.