The Broad Picture   

The foundations of Australia as a nation are based on a number of factors, some of which are very negative influences. Others, such are Christianity, have been very positive, despite the actions of some individuals. Large numbers of indigenous Australians are very thankful to God that missionaries brought them the Gospel of Jesus Christ [and it is probably a much higher percentage than among the non-indigenous community].

The negative foundational factors include the action of James Cook when he illegally claimed this land in the name of the King of England. Another involved the establishment of the nation as an English penal colony and a place to hide the victims of an unjust social system that tried to control its starving people harshly.

We do not want to concentrate here on the negatives, but few people would claim that Australia today is in a good state spiritually or morally – or even physically, with land degradation, droughts, bushfires and floods. Much of this is the result of bad stewardship of God’s land.

It is time to restore Australia for God’s glory and purposes, based on God’s standards: spiritually, morally, economically and physically. The process includes restoring the place God has given to the indigenous people He put in this land, and setting things right to re-establish righteous foundations. This will include ripping up and re-laying some bad foundations and repairing others. Then we can repair and rebuild in real partnership between all peoples in a land that honours God and His standards.