How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

Do you recognize those lyrics?

Yep.

That's the great hymn that is introduced our Through the Bible program for decades,

because it represents the only true, sure foundation that we have in this ever-changing world.

And that's our Lord Jesus Christ.

I'm Steve Schwetz, welcoming you aboard the Bible bus for another great adventure in God's

Word. Although many of us would like to put our trust and hope in our family or church or

even in our country, you know, the truth is, God is the only firm foundation upon which we can

rely. If you wonder what that means for the United States, God is the only firm foundation upon which we can rely.

If you wonder what that means for the United States, then you've come to the right place

as our teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee, answers the question with clarity.

Let's listen as he introduces our study.

Now we come to a chapter that reveals the ultimate victory of God. That is, though he's going to judge

the nation Israel because of their sin and their responsibility was great because they had light

that no other nation had, and as a result, God judged them at that time, but that he ultimately and finally

would have the victory because they would in the last days return to him. That'll be the subject

of this chapter now that we're coming to. May I say that all of this does have application

for us today? Only when we get to this chapter,

I find no place in the Word of God where the United States is mentioned, especially in the last

days, which means we probably have passed off the stage as a great world nation. There is no great turning of this nation to God as far as the

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