Sunday, July 2,
2023
MEMORABLE DECISIONS
Josh
24:14-15
14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth:
and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood,
and in
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose
you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers
served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites,
in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
We sense that some of our decisions are more important
than others but did you know that some of the founding fathers never imagined
that July 4th would be a day to remember. It was this day, July 2nd, that they
thought worthy of remembering. Consider the following…
On July2, Congress finally adopted a resolution
in favor of independence, and on July 4 approved the Declaration of
Independence. John Adams sat on the committee appointed to draft the
document and had himself encouraged Thomas Jefferson to write the original
draft, which was accepted with some modifications. As is typical of John Adams,
he recognized the historical significance of the event but was just
slightly off in his analysis of how it would be remembered – he was convinced
Americans would always celebrate July 2 as “the most memorable Epoch, in
the History of America.” John writes to his wife Abigail from Philadelphia July
3, 1776:
The Second Day of July 1776 will be
the most memorable Epoch, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that
it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary
Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts
of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade
with shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires, and Illuminations from one
End of this continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.
So it is when the human spirit can no longer sustain
the pain of servitude to the evil one. He first must DECIDE and then
must DECLARE.
Rom 10:10
10 For with the heart man believeth [with the heart a decision is
made] unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation.
Thank you, Lord, for drawing me gently, washing my blind eyes with tears,
and bringing clarity to my confused mind. My decision to receive your gift of
salvation was indeed mine but it was not without your sweet and powerful
influence. You saw in me value and paid the price. Thank you, marvelous Lord.
AMEN
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