History You May Not Know

Judah’s foundation was poured with biblical truth.
 
But what about ours?
 
This is something you won’t read in a modern history book. But it is true nevertheless.
 
The Pilgrims were a people committed to Jesus Christ and His Word. They took their faith very seriously. And as a result, before coming to America they felt the heavy hand of persecution. So much so that they were exiled to Holland for twelve years.
 
When the Pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower onto the soil of this new land, they literally had nothing but the clothes on their back. They had little seed, few tools, no IRA’s or 401Ks. They had one another, and they had their Bibles. That was it. But that’s all they needed.
 
They began to lay down a foundation for a new nation. As they established laws for their colony, they drew directly from the Bible. The most influential book of their lives, bar none, was the Bible. They took the principles of God’s Word and began to pour the slab of our beginnings.
 
I cannot emphasize enough the profound significance of this. No other nation since Israel has had such biblical beginnings. And no other nation since Israel has been more blessed by God than America. In fact, the blessing on this nation has been unparalleled in history. America has been far from perfect. Yet it has become the most powerful and prosperous nation on earth. The question is “Why?” Is it because we are so ingenious, so innately gifted, so inherently able?  That’s what many today would like to think
 
But I would submit to you that it is because our foundation is different from that of any other nation on the face of the earth. The principles of the Bible are the reinforcing bars that buttress the concrete of our oral and spiritual foundation. This is what has made us great.

—Steve Farrar

Steve Farrar is the author of many books, including the best-sellers Point Man and Finishing Strong, with his new book Battle Ready: Be Strong and of Good Courage in These Troubled Times soon to be released. Learn more at SteveFarrar.com.