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AMERICA'S PURPOSEIf we should take a serious look at history, it wouldn’t be a hard task to discover why God allowed America to rise in the first place. There was clearly a purpose in the mind of God. When our forefathers set their sights on the new world it was for a reason. God knew their reason and he miraculously directed their pilgrim path in order to grant their requests. Reader, do you know the reason? Do you know why our pilgrim fathers boarded the Mayflower, parted with loved ones, and sacrificed their all to reach a new land? Sadly, most Americans don’t have a clue.Our pilgrim fathers knew why they left the old world, and they knew why they needed a new home. They had a purpose in coming here, and God had a purpose in bringing them here. Until our nation re-discovers its purpose, its future will be hopeless.Unlike the European explorers, the pilgrims didn’t come here for gold and wealth. Had they done so, God’s blessings would have bypassed our nation just like most others. The first reason given in the Mayflower Compact for the pilgrim fathers coming here was “for ye glorie of God, and advancemente of ye Christian faith” (Old English spelling). Make no mistake about it: it has always been God’s plan to use America to carry the gospel of Jesus Christ to all men everywhere. With the exception of being a national friend and a safe haven to the Jews, everything else is secondary. Our nation’s primary purpose has always been the propagation of the gospel.In 1892, the United States Supreme Court made the following ruling: “Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible that it should be otherwise; and in this sense and to this extent our civilization and our institutions are emphatically Christian.” (Church of the Holy Trinity vs. the United States)Before coming to the new world, our pilgrim fathers proclaimed in their petition to the Virginia Company that “it is not with us as with other men.” They were unlike other men, and we, as a nation, are unlike other nations. We have a special calling of God. Our fathers confessed it, and our history confirms it. America has done more good work in the name of Jesus Christ than any country in world history. We’ve published more Bibles and gospel literature than any nation, and we’ve sent out far more missionaries. Because of this, God has allowed us to lead the way in other areas such as agriculture, medicine, industry, education, economics and, of course, military power.“And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: (Deuteronomy 28:13) Like Israel of old, our prosperity is conditional upon our obedience to God. We’ve become the head of all nations, but we can also become the tail if we lose our vision and forget our purpose. We must repent and “do the first works” or God will surely remove His glorious candlestick from our midst (Rev. 2:5). We have a purpose under God. Unless we fulfill that purpose by promoting righteousness at home and abroad we are useless to God and His blessings will cease. “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” (Pro. 14:34)“The destiny of America is to carry the gospel of Jesus Christ to all men everywhere.”