From The Desk of Pastor Hall, The word of the week is from a article I read this week regarding; what is the Fourth of JULY Its the Fourth of July weekend. We’re supposed to be celebrating Independence Day. But what makes this day special? What gives the Fourth of July its significance is that our Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776. It was in Philadelphia, and the signers of that document, composed by Thomas Jefferson, knew that this declaration of independence from the dictatorial rule of Great Britain might also be — literally — their death sentence.They knew full well that the wrath and might of the British army would be sailing across the Atlantic to descend on the relatively defenseless colonies. They knew their scattered “states” didn’t have the numbers or arms or training to stand against the British, much less defeat them militarily. Yet they put their signatures, and their lives, their families, their destiny, on that United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states.”The only importance of the 4th day of July, then, is that it marks the birth of the United States of America. Most of the people living in those colonies had simply had enough of British domination.They wanted to be free, to make their own decisions, to govern themselves and breathe the sweet air of liberty. That’s what this day is meant to be about. John Adams, himself a signer of the Declaration, thought that Americans should henceforth celebrate a “great anniversary festival.” In a letter to his wife Abigail he wrote, “It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to GOD Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.” Soon, across the growing nation, at sunrise on July 4, salutes were fired and bells were rung. Churches held special services. What’s Independence Day like today? Is it “freedom from religion,” the necessity to take UNDER GOD out of our pledge, or even to do away with it altogether? Is it the RIGHT to end the lives of unwanted babies, or the RIGHT for two men or two women to MARRY? GOD FORBID (Rom 6:1). Or is it still the impossible dream of a nation UNDER GOD, with unalienable rights endowed equally to all — among these life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? Surely this weekend is a time for all of us who really cherish that original dream, the one for which so many have died, to individually and collectively re-declare our independence from tyranny, despotism, taxation without representation, and debts that no free society should ever bear. But more importantly GIVE GOD GLORY! He came to EARTH, to REDEEM us from the hand of the ENEMY! We have been set FREE, because of his BLOOD! So during the course of your CELEBRATION of INDEPENDENCE! Make sure you CELEBRATE your right, you BECAME HIS CHILD! For HE BLED, DIED, and ROSE AGAIN! To give you TRUE INDEPENDENCE! FREEDOM from the BONDAGE of HELL!! FOR WHO THE SON HATH SET FREE, IS FREE INDEED! (St. John 8:36) Yours in CHRIST Pastor J. A. Hall, Jr.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 01:06:14 +0000
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