Wednesday, June 28, 2006

What Nations are made of

What defines a country? Is it the people? The Laws? The social structure? What determines whether a nation will be great, or weak? Just or tyrannical?

Some would say that the people determine what their country is; a nation is composed of its people. However, people, especially when in a group, are little more than sheep, easily led into this path or that. They make up a nation, but they do not define it.

Well then, what about the laws of a country? Perhaps they are what define it. Laws are an outgrowth of what a nation is. The laws are derived from the nation, not the nation from its laws.

What then, defines a nation? Well, what is it that directs the people? What is it that makes the laws? What is it that defines the social structure of a nation? The answer is, its leadership. Those few men who either serve their people, or rule over them with an iron fist.

Nations are defined, not by the majority, but by the great men who take up the banner of leadership. America was founded, and defined by great men who viewed what they did as a service to their fellow man. This country was founded as a Christian nation, by Christian men who wanted to create a free land.

It is the leadership of our country that will define where we will go in the coming decade. Pray that good men will rise up, and take us in a direction back towards our Christian roots. We are in desperate need of strong, Christian leadership in every area of our society. Weak willed leaders and humanists will not define us a great nation, but as a failing light, once bright, but now loosing all semblance of greatness. Do all that you can to keep America great: vote for strong Christian leadership, and most importantly: pray for strong Christian leadership.

1 comment:

Elizabeth said...

Wow. Sometimes, it seems as though the leadership isn't always seen at the top (or at least the recognized "top"). Sometimes, they are just "midgets of light" (as Kevin Swanson called them). As David was against Goliath, and as Gideon against the Midianites, and as were our Founding Fathers against England. But they were the leaders; the ones willing to sacrifice much -even their lives- for a goal that was sometimes instantly realized, and sometimes only realized in the future. God give us many "midgets of light".