ARE WE STILL DECLARING LIBERTY?

ARE WE STILL DECLARING LIBERTY?

Happy Independence Day!

As a life-long student of American history, I am aware that fifty-six men signed our Declaration of Independence. Their strong and unwavering conviction resulted in profound suffering for themselves and their families. Of those fifty-six men, five were captured by the British and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the Revolutionary War. One signer had two sons captured. Nine fought and died from their wounds or the hardships of war.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, had his ships sunk by the British navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts and died in poverty. At the Battle of Yorktown, the British General Cornwallis seized Thomas Nelson’s home for his headquarters. Nelson quietly ordered General George Washington to open fire on the Nelson home. His home was completely destroyed and Nelson died in bankruptcy.

John Hart was cruelly driven from his wife’s bedside while she lay dying. Their thirteen children fled for their lives. His mill and fields were destroyed. For over a year, he lived in forests and caves, then returned home to find his wife dead and his children gone. Only a few weeks later, Hart died from grief and exhaustion.

These historic forebearers of our national freedom sacrificed much. My fear is that our generation has presently adopted such a cavalier and haphazard approach to truth, righteousness and justice that we stand on the precipice of forfeiting what had been courageously constructed and defended with the blood and tears of many. In truth, are we yet declaring, promoting and upholding “liberty and justice for all?”  Or will that poignant phrase ultimately be relegated to the trash-heap of history?

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!