Will God Continue to Bless America?

St. Paul's Church (Left-Center) is seen undamaged as rebuilding begins at Ground Zero.


In 1789, General George Washington took an oath to become the first elected President of the newly formed United States of America. During his inaugural speech he asked for a Divine blessing on this country. He stated "we ought not be no less persuaded that the smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself ordains."

Few people realize the capital of our newly formed republic was not yet in Washington, D.C. when this speech was given. The U.S. Capital was first located in New York City, near what is now lower Manhattan.

After his speech, President Washington and all members of Congress walked a few blocks to St. Paul's Cathedral where they went inside to pray. It was this same church that was spared from the devastation on 9/11 over 212 years later. Nearby buildings were completely destroyed by falling debris from the Twin Towers on that fateful day. But St. Paul's was miraculously protected by branches of a large Sycamore tree located in the church cemetary. Remnants of this tree were later put on display for everyone to see.

Biblical Words of Warning

Isaiah 9:10
"The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone;
the fig trees (which is a type of sycamore) have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars."

This prophecy in the biblical book of Isaiah speaks of a defiant nation Israel, actually shaking its fist at God, saying, "We will rebuild better." Israel had turned its back toward God and was being warned. The nation was later conquered and taken into captivity losing its once-great-nation status. These same biblical words were uttered by Senator Tom Daschl on September 12, 2011 as he spoke to the world from the Congressional chamber in response to the 9/11 attacks. Similar words were again uttered by President Obama on June 15, 2012 during a speech to accept the Democratic Party's nomination of him as their candidate. Neither man seemed to be aware of the significance of the words which they were speaking. Coincidence? Probably not.

Prior to constructing the New World Trade Center a stone hewn from Adirondack rock (dressed stone) was delivered with an inscription that will be permanently set upon the site.

A beam with President Obama's written words and signature is being used to construct the 104th floor of the new World Trade Center Tower, scheduled to be completed in 2014. "We Remember. We Rebuild. We Come Back Stronger!"

The beam was installed on August 2, 2012.

One need not look far to realize how much further into moral decay our country has slipped since 9/11. God will judge our nation, just as He warned the nation Israel if they continued turning their backs toward Him. These are not merely coincidences. They are foretellings of what awaits our nation if we continue on this path of moral destruction.

I believe God will not continue to bless America if America does not bless God.