Cancel Godless Attacks on Our Nation: Your Battle Plan to Rally Against Darkness

Sometimes enough is enough.

You have to draw the line. Then, “having done all to stand,” as the Scriptures say, “stand” (Ephesians 6:13). Even if standing means taking

a black eye or a bloody nose. Remember back when we were kids at recess or at the ballpark and some big kid was bullying everyone? Finally, a brave kid stepped up and called the bully out. Heated words were exchanged. Threats were made. “Who’s gonna stop me?” asked the ever-confident bully.

“I am,” the brave kid responded.

“Alright. Make me.”

The showdown was on. The brave kid drew a line in the dirt with his foot or a stick, and crossing his arms he declared through gritted teeth, “You better not cross this line or else…”

There are times in life when something rises up in us and we have to draw a line to make a stand against or for something. As adults we draw different kinds of lines that are far more significant than those on the playground. We’ve all heard people say things like, “You can mess with me, but if you mess with my family, that’s the line you don’t cross!” When it comes to the killing of America and saving our freedoms, we have to ask ourselves, “Where do we draw the line? When is enough, enough?”

There are other times lines are drawn as a challenge, calling us to join others stepping out and over the line into the battle. The phrase “drawing a line in the sand” has its origin all the way back to 1836 and the Alamo. During the Texas Revolution, Texas was fighting to win independence from the evil Mexican dictator General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, after which it would be invited to become the 28th state of United States.

Today, if you visit the Alamo there’s a statue honoring a Texas Hero, Lt. Colonel William Barret Travis. The plaque reads: “Legend states that in 1836, Lt. Col. Willian Barrett Travis unsheathed his sword and drew a line on the ground before his battle-weary men stating, ‘Those prepared to give their lives in Freedom’s cause, come over to me!’”

All but one or two of the Texas heroes joined Travis on the other side of the dirt line. They understood that freedom for their families and nation would come at a cost they were willing to pay. Whatever happened to them individually was worth it. Those are difficult words to swallow, but throughout history that’s what it often took for change to happen. Though Mexico ultimately won the Alamo battle, 189 Texan defenders took out an estimated 1,600 of the enemy. It cost the Texans their lives, but it so depleted the Mexican army that it allowed the ultimate war to be won.

Just weeks later, the Texans would win their independence at the Battle of San Jacinto. What happened at the Alamo became a rallying cry. Texan General Sam Houston reportedly motivated his troops at San Jacinto with the words, “Remember the Alamo!”

Whether drawing a line to take a stand against evil or stepping over a line into the battle, either way, drawing the line is all about freedom.

There’s Always a Risk and a Cost

Throughout the Bible, God’s faithful have drawn lines to take stands or step up into action. When they did, there was always a risk and a cost to pay. Yet God always showed up in different ways that impacted change. Let’s briefly look at a few to remember like Sam Houston’s troops remembered the Alamo!

Who can forget the three Hebrew young men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who served in Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II’s court. Forget those Sunday school flannel board depictions. These guys were in their prime, probably 16 to 21 years old. Highly respected, they were the best-looking, the most intelligent, and carried out duties in the palace and were set over the affairs. Daniel 1 says they were:

…Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. …God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning.

…In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom (Daniel 1:3-4, 17, 20 NIV).

In other words, these guys were the cream of the crop who lived like and were treated like royalty. The one catch was, they served the one true God and knew to whom they belonged, and it wasn’t King Nebuchadnezzar II. It’s important to note that consistently throughout biblical history, God placed His servants smack in the middle of the world’s kingdoms, at key positions.

Despite all the accolades and royal comforts, there was a line the three Hebrews would not cross even if it meant losing their status and well-being, even their lives. There was a lot to lose if they took a stand, and staying safe would be easy. Just bow down. That’s all. Nope. That was the line. They would die instead of bowing.

The king didn’t cheer their courage, like the culture today won’t cheer ours. Refusing to bow royally hacked the king off and you know the rest of the story. Ol’ King Neb heated up the fiery furnace seven times hotter than usual and tossed the three men in while fully clothed in their robes and sandals and turbans. You can imagine just how hot that was if you’ve ever opened the Thanksgiving turkey oven and felt like your eyebrows and eyelashes just melted off!

The king was making a statement. Most scholars believe the “fiery furnace” was likely some sort of humongous fire pit. Regardless, it was hotter than hot, but the three Hebrews didn’t burn. Instead, a fourth man “like the Son of God” (Daniel 3:25 NKJV) showed up in the fire with them.

He’ll show up in the midst of our fires too. That’s what God does and He’s going to do in America when we start drawing lines.

Nebuchadnezzar was so shaken up that he decreed, “that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way” (Daniel 3:29 NIV). Then the king promoted the three godly men in the province of Babylon. I’d say their stand impacted the nation and created a tidal wave of change right in the wicked pit of Babylon.

Let’s talk about Daniel. He was the mentor of those three young Hebrew men. Eventually, however, King Darius of Persia seized Babylon and executed Nebuchadnezzar III. Yet because of Daniel’s ability, Darius befriended him. On top of his game, Daniel had influence, favor and power within the hierarchy of the government. His future was bright.

Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom (Daniel 6:3 NIV).

You see that? Daniel’s future was set. He was going to be overseer of the whole kingdom. However, because he was a child of the one true God and had principles, there was a line he wouldn’t cross. And the day came when Daniel had to draw that line and he knew the cost and the risk.

Basically, Daniel’s enemies wanted him out but couldn’t find anything corrupt about him. Because they knew Daniel would be faithful to his God, they tricked Darius into writing and ratifying a law that proclaimed for 30 days no one could pray to anyone else but King Darius, otherwise they would be thrown in the lion’s den. The crooked politicians published the decree throughout the kingdom, knowing Darius would have to honor it after the people saw it.

Does this sound familiar? We’re not mentioning names, but we seem to have some corrupt politicians who will stop at nothing to destroy certain men1 and women who stand2 against the killing of America.3 Like with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, all Daniel had to do was not pray for 30 days. Just do nothing. That’s it. He could have prayed silently, in private, and no one would have ever known. Instead, because of principle, Daniel drew a line and prayed three times a day facing Jerusalem with his windows open so everyone could hear. He was making a bold statement.

How many Christians fall into the “do nothing” category? Perhaps elections would have swung in a different direction if they just did something, like vote, or threw their windows open and spoke up, making their voices heard, even if ridiculed or canceled. Daniel knew the risks. Loss of livelihood, honor and life—the lion’s den. Like the three Hebrews were tossed into the fire, Daniel was tossed into the hungry lions’ den. This time, instead of the fourth man showing up in the fire, God sent an angel to muzzle the mouths of the lions.

In the morning, Darius was so beside himself with joy, he proclaimed, “I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel” (Daniel 6:26 NIV). And Daniel prospered. He was another tsunami of light that overpowered the attempted tsunami of darkness, because one person drew a line and stood their ground.