After the Revolutionary war when Congress was trying to put together the Constitution of the United States. Our leaders from all thirteen Colonies were having difficulty coming up with anything. The main problem was that everyone wanted their Colony to be shown some sort of special interest that was not necessarily beneficial to all of the Colonies.They were unwilling to give up any of their sovereign rights. This was causing great difficulty when it came to putting together a Constitution.They were not really interested in becoming as united as what the Lord had in mind.

At this time Benjamin Franklin rose up to speak. He quietly spoke, but the words He spoke brought about the answer to their problem. This is what He said.

This speech and the sobering reflection in the silence, which followed, marked the turning point. These men knew that He was right. Following Benjamin Franklin’s advise prayer was instituted for God’s help and a Constitution was formed along with the Bill of Rights, that began with these words,"We the people of the United States…"

From the time that I read about this historical event I have been aware that prayer is probably the most meaningful and responsible thing a Christian can do. This nation was brought about through the hand of God in response to the prayers of common men who believed that God was the solution to their difficulties. All Americans at that time were not devout Christians; there were many sinners then just as there are today. There were hypocrites then just as there are today, but God in His mercy saw fit to hear the prayers of a few, rather than to judge the whole nation because of their disobedience to God.

If God can raise up a nation through the prayers of a few people who trust him, then we must realize that God can save a nation that has turned from God. He will do it through the prayers of a people who will keep his commandments and seek His help to bring about the repentance of our nation.

God has always chosen to use a few when it comes to winning great battles and victories over satan and his destructive forces. I truly believe that He is going to do it again. When we share with you the great things that God is going to do with America, we want you to know that it will not happen without the prayers of His people who care enough to do it.

Hezekiah knew that Gods ability to save did not rest on the number of people he had but only through his humility to seek Gods assistance in the problem. God rescued Jerusalem and destroyed the enemy because Hezekiah prayed. As prayer was the answer then it is the key to the salvation of our Nation today. God will save America if you will continue to pray for it. He is raising up a people from all over America to do just this very thing.

Many people are standing back waiting for God to destroy America. It is the spirit of Jonah. He wanted God to destroy Nineveh not save it. God brought Nineveh to repentance. Jesus came to seek and to save that which is lost. He did not come to destroy but to save. To have the mind of Christ we must think like him. As long as the door is open it is salvation rather than destruction. Prayer is the solution.

As we pray we are going to see some things that may make us think that God is not hearing our prayers. I know in order for things to change in our country that God is going to have to bring about an awakening. This will no doubt come through distress, God is going to allow America to suffer some sort of calamity to get her to recognize her condition and come to Christ. America has never been the holy nation that some Christians believe. But there has always been a handful of godly people that God has used to bring about great principal and moral conduct in this country in the past.

Before the great depression and stock market crash in 29, America had plunged into sinful practice. It was the age of so called sexual maturity and do anything you want, a time of lascivious living, the roaring twenties. The great depression which followed gradually brought about an awakening to God in our country. People began to pray, God heard and watched over the nation through her great difficulty.

Following the depression America entered World War II which caused more families to pray and seek his assistance because they feared for the lives of Americans who were on the battlefields in Europe and the Pacific. By the end of the war a very large amount of people in America were living for God. God knows how to change our minds. People forget, but God knows how to bring us back when we do. This is why we must continue to pray.

The Christian Crusade for the Salvation of America and the Nation of Israel would like to thank all of you who care for your continued steadfast prayer for our nation, the United States of America. We would also like to thank you for remembering to pray for the Jewish people who live in this country. It is time for their salvation as well.

God bless all of you and if you need to pray for someone and happen to think about me and my wife Judy we would sure appreciate your prayers for us and our children.

Yours in Christ,
Tom and Judy Spurgeon