Happy Birthday America!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17

Today this young nation turns 242 years old. This country was an experiment in liberty and freedom based on God’s word. Evil forces will always try to distort the true founding of America but we indeed are one nation under one God.

Liberty does not come without a cost. Besides the brave pioneers who journeyed here over treacherous oceans many not making the journey or succumbing to disease later, the Founding Fathers wanted a new land free from tyranny. Battles were fought, lives were lost, and a country was born. 

I am indeed on this day thankful to those brave men and women who caught the vision to risk everything for a new land free from Kings lording over them and where they could worship God. The enemy has been at work to distort the truths but rest assured Jesus is Lord and His  kingdom will stand.

PRAYER: Thank you Lord for America. This land has been so blessed primarily because we followed your word. Forgive those who got into power and distorted your words and allowed for sinful behavior to take hold. Turn evil hearts to Good and let Freedom ring. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Freedom

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. Galatians 5:1

Happy 240th birthday to the United States of America! I am thankful to have been born in this fairly young country who values individual liberty, the Bible, and freedom or at least we used  to. 

What does it mean to be free? The original settlers and founders valued freedom from the tyranny of England. Here in this new world they were free to worship God and not be under bondage to a King. It wasn't easy. Securing freedom never is. 

Many threats to our freedom exist today and are slipping in on us ever so subtly that sometimes we don't realize what is being taken away till it is almost too late to fight back.  There is a saying by Sir Edmund Burke that simply says "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing." Today as you celebrate the birthday of America really think what freedom means and do your part to help the US remain free. 

PRAYER: Lord I love freedom. So many different people have not been blessed with the quality of life we have been blessed with here. Enemies are at work even within our own country to take freedom away and transform America. Please protect us Lord and hear our prayers. In Jesus' name. Amen. 

Click link for a patriotic song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0ywDLpfBHg