John 8:36
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free
indeed.”
We hear much talk of liberty today. Whether it is from the
secular world or from the religious world. Man's desire to be free to do as he
pleases is an age old dream in every society and nation.
Here in the United States of America we have been blessed of
God to have had founding fathers who looked to God and His Word for guidance in
starting a nation whose very founding was upon the laws and commandments of
God. It can be seen in their personal letters and writings and is very evident
in the official documents they wrote such as the Declaration of Independence
and in our Constitution. It can be seen in the form of government they tried to
establish and in the laws that they set in place. The founding of our nation
was saturated with the Word of God. The Word of God is in every aspect and
every precept in the early days.
Yet for as long as I can remember there has been those who
will deny this very fact. There are those, sadly most of those in power today,
will deny any reliance on God and His Word by our founding fathers. Folks, it
takes a totally ignorant person to not see the hand of God in the founding of
this nation.
Now, on this day that we remember the day that our founding
fathers ratified their declaration of independence from Great Britain, who do
we give the honor and glory? Do we give it our founding fathers? No. Of course
not. They were simple, sinful men. We see the sins of these men. Those trying
to destroy our Godly Heritage have pointed out their sins in an attempt to
destroy the idea of a Godly Heritage. We give all glory and honor to God for
the founding of our nation. We give God praise and admiration for guiding and
directing those men who wrote of our Heavenly Father and how He was their guide
and their example for founding our nation.
And lest we forget, they were not afraid to mention how none
of this would have been possible without our Lord Jesus Christ. They knew
without Jesus Christ man was nothing and could do nothing in this life. They
were not afraid to proclaim the name of Jesus Christ and His Gospel to the
nation and to write it so that the future generations would see and hear the
gospel. And yet we see today the very descendants of these men deny the Lord
their forefathers so bravely and boldly proclaimed.
I leave you a prayer from our first President:
“Oh, eternal and everlasting God, direct my thoughts, words
and work. Wash away my sins in the immaculate blood of the Lamb and purge my
heart by Thy Holy Spirit. Daily, frame me more and more in the likeness of Thy
son, Jesus Christ, that living in Thy fear, and dying in Thy favor, I may in
thy appointed time obtain the resurrection of the justified unto eternal life.
Bless, O Lord, the whole race of mankind and let the world be filled with the
knowledge of Thee and Thy son, Jesus Christ.”
– George Washington, Prayer
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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