May 2nd marks the National Day of Prayer as enacted by Congress and former president Ronald Reagan. The National Day of Prayer is one day when Americans of all origins agree to bring the welfare of the nation before God, asking for His blessing.

We need more than a blessing. We deserve a good spanking.

Two hundred years ago our Founding Fathers built this nation upon principles they had learned through life. Those principles were biblical in their foundations and profoundly moral. A quick look at current interpretations of what America is reveals how far we have strayed.

Liberal activists have effectively removed prayer from public schools and historical religious symbols from parks and government offices. When prayer is offered from the halls of Congress, or a legislative body, the name of Jesus is never used – only a generic god. The Founding Fathers didn’t believe in a generic god, they believed in the God of the Bible.

Samuel Adams signed the Declaration of Independence and called the first constitutional convention. Samuel Adams said, “Let diviners and philosophers, statesmen and patriots, unite their endeavors to renovate the age by impressing the minds of men with the importance of educating their little boys and girls…of leading them in the study and practice of the exalted virtues of the Christian system.”

Patrick Henry was one of the key players in helping establish the Bill of Rights. Patrick Henry said, “It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court and one of the authors of the Federalist Papers. John Jay said, “Providence has given to our people the choice of rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.”

James Madison also authored the Federalist Papers and is called the “Chief Architect of the Constitution.” James Madison said, “Religion…[is] the basis and foundation of government…before any man can be considered as a member of civil society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe.”

John Adams was the second president, and a devout Christian. John Adams said, “Statesmen may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue.”

Most surveys claim that the majority of Americans are Christians. If that I true, then were is the pure virtue Adams mentioned? It has become lost in the modern meaning of the word, “Christian,” which today is thought of as a cultural thing instead of a commitment to follow Jesus Christ to a cross of death.

Take some time to seek God on May 2nd and instead of asking for a blessing, ask Him for the minds of Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Jay, James Madison, John Adams, George Washington, and Jesus Christ. Then open the Bible, read it, and do it. Then your prayer will be answered.