Friday.....America.....Signs? I Wonder?

Spain was the dominant sea power in the world until its Armada, its invincible navy, was beset by unexpected problems and finally defeated by the English navy. Concerning Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, there is a story I once read where Confederate general Thomas Jonathon Stonewall Jackson had taken a trip to Europe and visited some historic battlefields previous to the Civil War. Later, he was reminiscing about the trip with a friend and was asked who had the better military position at Waterloo, Napoleon or Wellington? Jackson stood up and slammed his hand on the table and said, as best as I can remember it, Napoleon had the vastly superior field position! The only way that he could have been defeated was if God had willed it! Concerning England's 19th century rule of the seas, I recently read an archived article from the New York Times from Wednesday March 3rd, 1889 titled GREAT BRITAIN ON THE SEA; Her Naval Power Greatly Deteriorated. How The English Navy Has Dwindled Under The Manipulations Of Interested Politicians. The Magi followed a star that led them to Bethlehem. Are there any warnings such as this, that God might give to nations? In April of 1912 the largest and most luxurious passenger liner in the world departed England for America. It wasn't billed as unsinkable but it's recorded that many people assumed that it was. We all know that the Titanic sank, and generations have been captivated ever since. Just a few weeks ago, it was reported that the last survivor of the disaster had died. Within two years England was in a world war and 27 short years later the German Luftwaffe was bombing English cities. How about America. In 1986 NASA sent up the space shuttle Challenger with a very diverse, maybe even politically correct crew of seven that included an African-American, a Japanese-American, two women-one of who was a teacher and the other of the Jewish faith. Mission Specialist Ronald McNair was to play his saxophone on board the flight making it the first musical instrument played in space. The piece was to be popular electronic, synthesized, New Age composer Jean Michel Jarre's Last Rondezvous, a truly haunting piece. The televised launch had extremely high numbers of viewers because teacher Christa McAuliffe was part of the crew. America was in shock 73 seconds after takeoff. Less than 16 years later, our most visible city was treacherously attacked and we have not only been at war since, but at war without the full backing of our citizenry! I don't know about single disasters pointing to collapse of nations but I do think that one can discern the times, poor economic and national defense decisions, the speedy collapse of a culture, rampant narcissism and a virulent anti-God agenda in many professions to find yourself with an ominous view of the future.