America’s Independence Day

When our nation was being born and our founding documents were crafted there were no countries, anywhere, that had created a system of government for themselves, and definitely nowhere near the blessings, freedoms, safeguards from oligarchy and despot rule. NO! The men who sat through the sweltering months in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, penned words and phrases guaranteeing that we had a country like none other, built upon God’s Law and the strength of We The People not them the elite, the rulers in some public office. The idea of liberty and a free people establishing and maintaining a government for themselves was absurd across the world, and very much a unique, even strange not heard of before idea. How unique, how strange of an idea? The small committee comprised to write the Declaration consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston. Thomas Jefferson wrote much of it with the others reviewing and editing so an inspired and awesome foundation to this Land was created. Large portions of our Declaration was taken from the Books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy in the Bible Old Testament.

Think for a moment about what it would be like today if that document was presented to Congress for their review and editing. Think what the Bernie Sanders and RINOs like Mitch McConnell and a host of socialists in today’s congress, placing their thoughts on paper as did this esteemed group of previously named founders’ birth. I truly believe those who sat in Independence Hall framing our exceptional nation would struggle to view them as equals, fellow patriots wishing to bring forward a gift unlike the world had seen, a gift the citizens of the colonies would shed tears of joy and blood for unwavering support and firm patriot loyalty to keep and maintain.

The men who sat in Independence Hall, debated, and formed our exceptional nation would not consider themselves heroes but men placed in extraordinary circumstances that required extraordinary cooperation with what God was calling them to accomplish. Today in America, we need an army of such men and women willing to submit (cooperate) with the founding principles, not the present-day diluting and erasing taking place. We need people to stand for truth as servant leaders with great humility and grace and with great courage and conviction to defend the documents and ideals that made our nation exceptional. We need ordinary heroes who are willing to pay the price, demonstrating obedience to the Lord’s ways, not man’s, and to serve with sincere joy and thanksgiving for what He has done in them, and for our country.

Attached is a song sung by my wife, Pamela. You will know it but pay particular attention to the last two verses.

I pray that this Independence Day, you will find a moment or two to give thanks to the Lord of ALL creation, who created this exceptional, not perfect, country to be a light on the hill for all to see and follow. I pray you will find a moment or two to give thanks to the Lord for our current president, not a perfect man, but a man brought forward for a time such as this to give our America a chance to steer away from the direction we were heading and preparing to go over the cliff.

May God continue to Bless America!

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