The 4th of July
The Celebration of Independence Day
in the
United States of America
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The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you and
be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you and give
you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26 NIV
The Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge Allegiance to the flag,
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with Liberty, and Justice for all.
If my people, which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves, and pray, and
seek my face, and
turn from their wicked ways; then will I
hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin, and will heal
their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
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For this reason I kneel before the
Father, from whom His
whole family in heaven and on earth
derives its name. I pray that out of
His glorious riches He may strengthen you
with power through His Spirit
in your inner being, so that Christ may
dwell in your hearts through faith.
And I pray that you, being rooted and
established in love, may have power,
together with all the saints, to grasp how
wide and long and high and deep
is the love of Christ, and to know this
love that surpasses knowledge - that
you may be filled to the measure of all
the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:14-19 NIV
Your love, O LORD,
reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to
the skies.
Your righteousness is
like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the
great deep.
Psalm 36:5-6 NIV
God Bless America
God bless America,
Land that I love!
Stand beside her and
guide her
Thru the night with a
light from above.
From the mountains to
the prairies
To the oceans white
with foam,
God bless America, my
home sweet home!
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GOD Bless AMERICA! |
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Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of
my heart,
be acceptable in thy
sight, O Lord,
my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 KJV
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America celebrates Independence Day each
year on July 4, commemorating the day
in 1776 when the colonists declared their
freedom from British rule. Thomas Jefferson
drafted the Declaration of Independence,
which was approved and signed by members of
the First Continental Congress of the
United States of America.
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The Declaration of Independence
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
When in the course of human events, it
becomes necessary for one people to dissolve
the political bands which have connected
them with another, and to assume among
the powers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the Laws of Nature
and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent
respect to the opinions of mankind
requires that they should declare the
causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Whom Will You Serve?
Now fear the Lord and serve Him with all faithfulness.
Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped
beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve
the Lord.
But if serving the Lord seems undesireable
to you,
then choose for yourselves this day whom
you will serve.
Joshua 24:14 - 15a NIV
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In these verses of scripture,
Joshua is speaking to the whole nation of Israel. In the past, their
forefathers had turned away from God; they had practiced idol
worship, settled into the sinful lifestyles of other nations, and
failed to keep the laws and commandments of the one true God.
Today, God speaks to us, America, as a
nation: "Whom will you serve?"
Whom did the founding fathers of our
nation serve? Did they serve the one true God, the Creator of the
universe and everything in it? Did they serve God, the Father, who
sent His Son Jesus Christ -the Messiah- into the world to be offered
as the ultimate sacrifice, the Lamb of God, slain for all the sins of
the world? Did they serve the Lord our God who sent the Holy Spirit
to dwell in us, to lead us, to guide us, and to direct our paths?
Whom did the founders of the United States of America serve?
How will we respond to Him today as a nation?
How will you respond to Him as an
individual? Are you prepared to answer Him?
Will you answer His call to serve Him?
Whom will you serve?
Whom will you serve?
"We will serve the Lord our God and
obey Him."
Joshua 24:24 NIV
May God continue to bless America,
and may God bless you as you serve Him .
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more
than all we ask or imagine, according to
His power
that is at work within us, to Him be glory
in the church and
in Christ Jesus throughout all
generations, for ever and ever!
Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV
The horizontal
rules on this page were designed by SSgt G. Marshall Brown,
a ROMAD (Recon
Observe Mark And Destroy) who is currently serving as a
Tactical Air
Command and Control Specialist in the U.S. Air Force.
May God bless him and all other persons
serving in our military forces who
risk their lives in order to preserve and
defend the God-given rights of all
~ "that among these are Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" ~
which we may exercise freely as citizens
of a truly great nation:
The United States of America!!
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To Him be glory both now and for ever.
Amen. 2 Peter 3:18 KJV