1776
July 6, 2008
On the courage and conduct of this army.”
General George Washington July 2, 1776
This nation was founded by brilliant men burdened with the knowledge that they controlled the future of unborn generations. They fought, died, sacrificed, and suffered great deprivation for their posterity. Today it seems that we as a nation are unable to see beyond what is expedient to our own lives.
The year 1776 was filled with great disappointment. The British landed on Staten Island on July 2, the same day congress voted for independence. Over the next six months Washington
faced one defeat after the other. With morale at an all time low he slipped across the Delaware River on Christmas night to ambush a group of Hessian troops at Trenton New Jersey. It
would have been easy for those men to give up the fight and go home, but they would have been unable to look their families in the eyes.
Without God there can be no basis for our freedom. It is time for the church to return to Christ with our whole hearts. The Great Awakening was the fire that fueled the American Revolution. Revival is still possible if only we will believe and be willing to pay the price. Without the Spirit of God we are powerless to change anything. Our nations history will attest to the fact that God loves an underdog, especially when He delights himself in the Lord.
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