July 2018 Devotion by Barbara Moore
I think that
most Americans have the backyard barbeque gatherings and the fireworks down
pretty pat when celebrating the 4th of July, and that’s great, and as
it should be. But wouldn’t it be
wonderful if we all took another look at our Declaration of Independence as
well? It is the solid foundation upon
which our country was founded. Of course
the Declaration rests upon the rock solid foundation of the Bible. In the Year
of our Lord, 1776, our Founders announced to the world that our 13 colonies had
a new name! Henceforth we would be known
as the United States of America, and we “united” under a creed, a belief system
that we would live under and die for, if necessary. Included in our national creed (which we are the
only nation in the history of the world to do so) was our belief in God, that
He created us and gave us rights, among which but not limited to, the “right to
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
We acknowledged that the purpose of forming government was to protect
our God-given rights. “The Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” entitled us to
dissolve the political bonds which had connected us to Great Britain because with
them, we could not serve God rightly. 27 violations of law were listed proving
the necessity of separation. We made an
appeal to God to judge us, as “the Supreme Judge of the World”, for the
“Rectitude (honesty & uprightness) of our Intentions”, and in closing, “a
firm Reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to
each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor.”
Our National
Creed reveals who we are as a nation, and what we stand for. The United States of America stands with God,
the true and living God of the Bible.
The Bible
says in Psalms, “Blessed is that nation whose God is the Lord!” Our nation has
been greatly blessed by God from the very beginning even to this day in the
Year of our Lord 2018. Praise God!
