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What one thing could America's new president, Barack Obama, do to bring peace and prosperity?
It's a good question, especially in light of the high hopes and expectations he has generated not just for America but for much of the world. It is also the right question for any leader to ask himself.
It echoes what King Solomon said when he became king of Israel. He said to God: "You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted. Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?" (1 Kings 3:7-9).
President Obama is no doubt getting advice from many counselors. But he-or any leader-would do well to listen carefully and consider the best advice possible, that of God's Word.
America's fundamental problem is that, though it claims to be a Christian nation, it neither knows nor obeys the true God.
Yes, the founding fathers believed in God, the Bible and even rightly invoked the Ten Commandments as vital for any nation to prosper. The laws of the Bible formed the foundation of the country's laws. American currency is inscribed with the words, "In God We Trust." And the majority faith in the land is Christianity.
However, although 40 percent of those asked claim to attend church each week, actual attendance figures show the total is much lower. Many claim to believe in God, religion, the Bible and many things spiritual. But it is the substance of those beliefs that we should be concerned about.
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