“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.” So begins the second paragraph of our nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence.
Today we in the United States of America will be celebrating the 234th birthday of our nation, for it was on July 4, 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was presented to the public. Many people realize this, but what they may not know or may have forgotten is that on July 6, 1776 John Hancock, one of the 56 signers of the Declaration, was given the duty of presenting the Declaration of Independence to the British authorities. Accompanying a copy of the Declaration was a short note from Hancock which said the following:
"Gentlemen, Altho it is not possible to forsee the consequences of human actions, yet it is nevertheless a duty we owe ourselves and posterity in all our public councils to decide in the best manner we are able and to trust the event to That Being who governs both causes and events, so as to bring about his own determinations.
“Impressed with this sentiment, and at the same time fully convinced that our affairs will take a more favorable turn, The Congress have judged it necessary to dissolve all connection between Great Britain and the American Colonies, and to declare them free and independent States as you will perceive by the enclosed Declaration, which I am directed to transmit to you."
Their Creator. That Being. These words mean something. The words of the Declaration still have meaning. Our Founding Fathers believed in the God of the Bible and they were not ashamed to admit it. They reasoned and fathomed that it was from the great Yahweh of the Bible that all blessings flowed. They understood that if they did not have faith in God above then nothing they did would be worthwhile. It would all be meaningless. James says in James 1:17, [RSV], “Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with Whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”
Yes, our forefathers fought for our right to be able to worship the God of the Bible as He would have us do. Let us never lose sight of that as we persevere in our prayers that the Lord will continue to bless us as a nation insofar as we still laud and magnify Him as our Sovereign Master. By being His slaves we will achieve true liberty! “But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eternal life.” (Romans 6:22 [RSV])
Today we in the United States of America will be celebrating the 234th birthday of our nation, for it was on July 4, 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was presented to the public. Many people realize this, but what they may not know or may have forgotten is that on July 6, 1776 John Hancock, one of the 56 signers of the Declaration, was given the duty of presenting the Declaration of Independence to the British authorities. Accompanying a copy of the Declaration was a short note from Hancock which said the following:
"Gentlemen, Altho it is not possible to forsee the consequences of human actions, yet it is nevertheless a duty we owe ourselves and posterity in all our public councils to decide in the best manner we are able and to trust the event to That Being who governs both causes and events, so as to bring about his own determinations.
“Impressed with this sentiment, and at the same time fully convinced that our affairs will take a more favorable turn, The Congress have judged it necessary to dissolve all connection between Great Britain and the American Colonies, and to declare them free and independent States as you will perceive by the enclosed Declaration, which I am directed to transmit to you."
Their Creator. That Being. These words mean something. The words of the Declaration still have meaning. Our Founding Fathers believed in the God of the Bible and they were not ashamed to admit it. They reasoned and fathomed that it was from the great Yahweh of the Bible that all blessings flowed. They understood that if they did not have faith in God above then nothing they did would be worthwhile. It would all be meaningless. James says in James 1:17, [RSV], “Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with Whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”
Yes, our forefathers fought for our right to be able to worship the God of the Bible as He would have us do. Let us never lose sight of that as we persevere in our prayers that the Lord will continue to bless us as a nation insofar as we still laud and magnify Him as our Sovereign Master. By being His slaves we will achieve true liberty! “But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eternal life.” (Romans 6:22 [RSV])
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