God has blessed the United States of America and is continuing to bless her, but the primary way He will bless our nation is through His people. As the United States prepares to celebrate her 250th birthday, the Bible teaches us some things followers of Jesus can do to be a blessing to our nation.

After Jesus' resurrection and just before His ascension into heaven, He gave His followers a mission that changes everything about how we live our lives and what priorities we pursue. Jesus' mission for us is to go and tell everyone about the good news of salvation.

At the conclusion of Jesus' intimate time of preparing his disciples for his impending death, He pauses to pray.

Jesus gave His disciples a mission that was bigger than them. In fact, the mission is so big that His disciples need supernatural help to accomplish it.

Jesus told his disciples that the world would hate them because it hated Him. The same holds true for disciples of Jesus today. The question is: How do we handle the hatred of the world when it comes our way?

After experiencing a divine encounter with Jesus, the woman at the well went into her town and told everyone about the man who knew everything about her. The result of her testimony was a city-wide revival.