Thought for
this Week: Let’s celebrate our independence by obeying the Lord’s
commandments.
Independence Day in the US
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us
free.
Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves
be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves
be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
(Galatians 5:1)
Independence is what makes America
great and our many freedoms make this a great place to live. Our constitution
is based on our ability to self govern. Below is what James Madison, our fourth
President, had to say about our system.
"We have staked the whole of all our political Institutions upon the capacity of mankind for Self-Government, the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."
"We have staked the whole of all our political Institutions upon the capacity of mankind for Self-Government, the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."
Pray about where we were then and where we are now.
Prayer for
Today: Dear Lord and Father, our country celebrates its
independence. Our freedoms are based on your laws and our abilities to obey
them. Today we pray for spiritual growth, honesty, integrity and ethics.
Amen
From Ken:
ReplyDeleteBob
Send this to our elected officials. Might wake them up, and many of them need a 'wake up call' as to what this country was founded upon.
Not only is the 4th our 'independence' day, but it also is for celebrating our founding, our Constitution and the Judeo/Christian principles it was founded upon that granted us 'independence' from tyrannical rule of Britian.