What is Divine Providence? The founders believed that it was God’s involvement in the direction and affairs of a nation. Another way they defined it was, “The means which His Government oversees all earthly governments
The very first thing that George Washington did after he took the oath of office in his Inaugural Address was to acknowledge Divine Providence.
“No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency.” ~ George Washington, April 30, 1789
Pastor Bishop James Madison, cousin of future president James Madison said this.
“There does not appear in history a nation whose people had more cause to be grateful to God.
Those that despise God are the ones that refuse to open their eyes to the great visible proofs of God’s providential aid with which he has guided America. Let the righteous with Eagle eyes look upon the great things He has done. The history of America is a manifold display of Divine Providence
These Providences seem too amazing to be true. Any reasoning individual cannot sit down and not see them for what they are – God’s Actions. This creates a great desire to thank and pay homage to the Lord God from whom these blessings come.” Bishop James Madison, February 19, 1795
And Rev. John Witherspoon, signer of both the Declaration and Constitution observed
Divine Providence appears as beneficial to servants of God, and as judgmental and corrective to those warring against God.
These webinars on this page deal with both – the providential blessing and guidance of God when our nation and leaders were appealing to Him and the judgment and corrective action of God when our nation turns its back on him. Corrective providences / judgments may be a new area of consideration for you, but it is worth contemplating, because it is actually the loving action of God attempting to call a people back to himself.
[Note – a few of these are full length presentations]
Positive Providences
- The Declaration – God’s Providences & Biblical Principles-14m
- U.S. Constitution – God’s Providences & Biblical Principles-19m
- God’s Providences in the American Revolution -35m
- God’s Providences in the Pilgrims Story -35m
- Star Spangled Banner 02 – The Burning of DC & Divine Providence - 5m
- Star Spangled Banner 03 – The Battle of Baltimore & Our National Anthem - 8m
Positive Providences - in Western History
Corrective Providences / Judgments / Warnings
People are happy to identify God's positive providences at work in their nations history, but God uses providential activity to warn, correct and eventually judge a people who become stiff necked against him. You may not have consider this aspect of God's work on earth, but please take a look at this content and draw your own conclusions. The content is presented as "observations" of a fellow sojourner and not as "thus sayeth the Lord" proclamations. It should cause deep reflection and a new way of looking at our personal and national life.