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Americas 250 years of Divine Providence – Celebrated in a time of Conflict and Reflection

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Did you ever hear the quote of John Adams, America’s first vice president with George Washington, predicting that the date of the celebration of America’s declaration of independence will be treated by future generations like a holiday celebration of deliverance from tyranny?

It’s now been over 250 years that the people of the American republic have enjoyed the blessings of being a free and self-governing nation. And it all began with the convictions of the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence. Have you heard those words lately? They were deeply believed by every single patriotic American in 1776. But, no matter how patriotic each one of us might sincerely think we are today, I have to humbly admit that there’s almost no way any of us today can fully grasp the sobering reality and risk those men faced.

The devastating horror of the war meant 25,000 men killed: up to 8,624 killed in action, up to 8,500 wounded, and up to 18,500 dying from disease or in captivity.  An additional 11,500–18,152 Americans were captured, with 8,000–12,000 of those prisoners perishing in British custody. That means about 1% of the total population of 2 and a half million, a devastating loss for that time. Their sacrifices made our lives in this land of liberty possible.

The Declaration of Independence assumed political independence is based on natural law

“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.” 

The Preamble articulates justification for revolution, asserting all men are created equal with unalienable rights – some of the most articulate statements of human communication ever penned.

“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.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect (i.e. produce) their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient (i.e. temporary) causes; and accordingly, all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. (i.e. humans put up with tyrants to a fault) But when a long train of abuses and usurpations (i.e. violations), pursuing invariably the same Object evinces (i.e. reveals) a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

John Adams made a prediction in a July 3, 1776 letter to his wife Abigail Adams 

Knowing what was written in that document, about to be made public the next day, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail that the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 would become the most memorable date in American history. He expected it to be celebrated annually by future generations as a great anniversary festival and day of deliverance.  He believed the holiday should be marked by solemn devotion to God and public festivities including pomp and parade, shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations across the continent from this time forward forever more.  You can see the details at the end of the transcript (below).

The Indescribable sacrifice of America’s Founding Patriots

What did America’s founding father, John Adams, say about the inability of future generations to appreciate the sacrifice made by their generation?

John Adams expressed deep concern that future generations would fail to recognize the immense cost of their freedom. He is famous for a 1777 letter, where he wrote: “Posterity!  You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven that I ever took half the pains to preserve it.” 

The devoutly Christian John Adams deeply believed that the founding generation of America sacrificed their prosperity, safety, and peace of mind deliberately for the purpose of establishing liberty in their land. Doing that was unquestionably a God-given blessing to his generation. But he also had a deep sense that there was a significant risk that unborn generations would take these privileges for granted.  Adams feared that without a deep appreciation for the moral burden and hardships endured by his contemporaries, future Americans might fail to uphold the Constitution and the republican values they secured.  He made it very clear that this sacrifice was not for any personal gain for any of the Founders. It was only to ensure that their sons and their descendants would have the liberty to pursue useful understanding of things like mathematics, philosophy, and the arts without the constant burden of war and political strife.

Now, don’t you think it’s worth sitting on those thoughts for a while? Did you feel the gravity of John Adams’ soul in his comment about future generations being so disconnected from the immense sacrifice that their forefathers suffered? Their surviving children did have friends and family members who died; who carried on life with amputated limbs; who struggled to recover from the horrible losses of their mothers and fathers.   And now, what do our families face because of the reality of what Adams feared actually coming to pass? Are we willing to take ownership of that reality? And that doesn’t mean living in regret and hopelessness. It means … what are we actually going to do about it?  Our nation’s 250th birthday doesn’t have to pass us by without us making a decision to change the self-destructive path we’re obviously on.

For a believer in the Bible, we can easily see a parallel to what God instructed Moses to write about the first historic Passover, 3,500 years ago, as recorded in the book of Exodus.

The Bible predicts and institutes the annual Passover celebration and the deliverance of the Israelites first in Exodus 12:14–27. God commands Moses and Aaron to establish the Passover as a lasting decree to be celebrated for generations. They were God’s instruments to instruct the Israelites to eat the lamb with unleavened bread and bitter herbs to memorialize their deliverance from Egypt. That was the first time in history that we see mankind considering the institution of a special, set-apart day to be commemorated by future generations. That’s why it’s called a “holiday.”…or “holy day” – a day ‘set apart’ (holy) for a special, society-wide departure from normal activities.

Now, you might be thinking that you don’t need a civic law to make you take a day off work for a holiday of social activity, feasting and celebration. But how many of our fellow citizens today in our country actually take the time with their families to carve out a few hours of their Independence Day celebrations to meaningfully remember how the history of America began? Thirteen separate colonies of pioneers and settlers and slaves all came across the ocean from England, Africa and Europe. They were hard-working farmers, laborers, craftsmen, and merchants, living in challenging conditions, even for their times. I have to wonder if our generation could even survive those conditions. But they all eventually faced increasingly harsh conditions under the British Crown, even though they had consistently been faithful subjects for generations. People today have no idea how loyal to their homeland they were. They had no natural interest in the idea of forming a new separate nation… let alone the idea of rebelling against the only nation that they recognized as sovereign authority in civic matters. But that loyalty was pushed to the breaking point by the decisions of British King George to treat the colonists like they were his slaves, and even worse, his enemies. If you want to learn more about that, I’ve included some links in today’s podcast transcript… to the ministries of Christian historians who I’ve appreciated for many years like David Barton and Bill Federer. You really should spend some time watching their presentations. I believe you’ll truly be blessed and inspired as I have been for many years.

Objectives for today’s conversation:

When I thought of our program’s theme of “Reclaiming Your Legacy,” I don’t suppose there’s a more fitting topic for that idea than for us to discover how we can meaningfully reclaim something that has been all but lost since the days of our nation’s founders, 250 years ago.

So, what should be some of our objectives in this discovery?  I listed a few for you to think about and see if you can actually think about your own ways to help ‘reclaim’ some of that legacy for yourself and your family.

What is the underlying purpose of celebrating the 4th of July holiday? [remembering our beginning and thanking God for our nation’s special blessings]

What is the believer’s continuing assignment to do with one another in regard to the legacy of our American heritage? [remind one another of past providence]

What is the most urgently needed insight for all Americans now? [discernment]

I’ll look at these questions with some answers for you to consider in the bonus segment of today’s podcast that you can hear anytime at our website, ReclaimYourLegacy.com. But first…

How Did George Washington think about the founding of America?

George Washington viewed the creation of the United States as a result of purposeful divine intervention. To him, America as a sovereign country, was not a by-product of mere chance. He frequently attributed the nation’s survival and success to the hand of Providence.  He believed that every step toward independence was distinguished by what we would call miraculous signs of providential intervention. He wrote clear declarations that no people could be more bound to acknowledge the Invisible Hand guiding their nations’ affairs than the American people. 

Here are a few of the Key expressions of this belief:

  • Young Washington was a commander for the British during the French and Indian War, at the Battle of Monongahela, (1755): In a letter to his brother, Washington credited his survival, despite four bullets passing through his coat and two horses being shot under him, to the “all-powerful dispensations of Providence.” He stated that he was protected “beyond all human probability or expectation.”
  • Two years into the Revolutionary War (1778): Writing to the Continental Army’s Brigadier-General Nelson, after the amazing evacuation from Brooklyn Heights, by a surreal protective dense fog, Washington declared that the “hand of Providence has been conspicuous” in the war’s events. He argued that anyone lacking faith or gratitude in this matter was “worse than an infidel” and “more than wicked.”
  • Washington’s First Inaugural Address (1789): Washington opened his address with “fervent supplications” to the Almighty, noting that “every step” the nation had taken to become independent seemed “distinguished by some token of providential agency.”
  • In one of his General Orders (1776): Washington encouraged troops to view divine favors as a reason for their continued exertion, stating it would be “the basest ingratitude to the Almighty” to show backwardness in the public cause. 

Washington’s writings consistently emphasized that America’s liberty and future prosperity depended on the “smiles of a Divine Providence” and the nation’s moral adherence to the “eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.”

Those modern Christians, and others who express their criticisms of George Washington, because he owned slaves or was a Free mason, unfortunately seem to neglect Washington’s own personal expressions of his constant sense of humility before God. They miss his many instances of giving open credit to Almighty God for His providential protection in the success of the cause of America’s struggle for independence and freedom.

President Ronald Reagan explicitly stated his conviction about the reality of divine providence during a 1982 naturalization ceremony. He declared… “It’s long been my belief that America is a chosen land, placed by some Divine Providence here between the two oceans to be sought out and found only by those with a special yearning for freedom.”  

In another speech to the NRB (National Religious Broadcasters), President Reagan said this: (recording at: https://www.youtube.com/live/7POXKE1cDKw?si=3TNRjpiY2dNWqdMn&t=3217 – 53:36 – 55:18

…WE NEED GOD MORE THAN HE NEEDS US.”

Transcript: “I’ve always believed that we were put here for a reason, that there is a path, somehow, a divine plan for all of us and for each one of us. And I’ve also always believed that America was set apart in a special way, that it was put here between the oceans to be found by a certain kind of people, based on a quality that these people had in that they came from every corner of the world. And a country then was created by men and women who came, not for gold, but mainly in search of God. They would be free people, living under the law, with faith in their Maker and in their future.

It’s been written that the most sublime figure in American history was George Washington, on his knees in the snow at Valley Forge. He personified a people who knew that it was not enough to depend on their own courage and goodness, that they must also seek help from God — their Father and preserver.

Where did we begin to lose sight of that noble beginning, of our conviction that standards of right and wrong do exist and must be lived up to? Do we really think that we can have it both ways, that God will protect us in a time of crisis even as we turn away from him in our day-to-day life?

It’s time to realize, I think, that we need God more than he needs us.”

President Reagan continued in that speech: “But millions of Americans haven’t forgotten. They know we’ve been on a toboggan slide, and they’re determined to do something about it. And I’m honored to stand before you, 3,500 of their most effective and courageous leaders. And let me say, I do not agree with those who accuse you of trying to impose your views on others. If we have come to the point in America where any attempt to see traditional values reflected in public policy would leave one open to irresponsible charges, then I say the entire structure of our free society is threatened. The first amendment was not written to protect the people from religious values; it was written to protect those values from government tyranny.”

Now there’s a statement that applies in today’s highly media-conflicted world. The president concluded by saying…

“Let us go forward with our conviction that education doesn’t begin with Washington officials or State officials or local officials. It begins with the family, where it is the right and the responsibility of every parent. And that responsibility, I think, includes teaching children respect for skin color that is different than their own; religious beliefs that are different from their own. It includes conveying the message to the young, as well as to the old, that racial discrimination and religious bigotry have no place in a free society.

And let us go forward with our conviction, that there is in the American heart a deep spirit of love — of caring and willingness to work together — waiting to be tapped. And I want to ask you tonight, will you lead our crusade to restore our tradition of neighbor caring for neighbor?”

(Ref: https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/remarks-annual-convention-national-religious-broadcasters )

President Reagan was speaking to the annual key meeting of over 3,000 of the men and women who are involved with Christian radio and TV programming in America in the association called the NRB – the National Religious Broadcasters.  And over 40 years ago, when that speech was delivered in 1982, you can be sure that every one hearing him there were on the same page of biblical ethics and moral principles that formed the foundation of America’s Founding Fathers. They knew that freedom of religion did not include the freedom to undermine the Bible foundations of repentance, truth, love, mercy, biblical justice, and humility to walk with the God of the Bible.  

Benjamin Franklin’s Appeal to for prayer to the Constitutional Convention in 1787

On June 28, 1787, America’s Constitutional Convention was paralyzed by deadlock over state representation. Delegates argued for five weeks with little progress.  At age 81, Benjamin Franklin rose to address the assembly, noting that their failure to find political truth through reason alone was a “melancholy proof of the imperfection of the Human Understanding.” He reminded the delegates that during the Revolutionary War, they had prayed daily for divine protection and were “graciously answered,” asking if they had now forgotten that “powerful friend.” 

Franklin’s core message was that God governs in the affairs of men.  Listen to what he said… in the Bonus Segment of today’s podcast at ReclaimYourLegacy.com.

It’s clear that Ben Franklin, arguably the least devout of the patriotic Christian Founders of America, fully understood the new nation’s absolute dependency on God’s protection, provision, and prosperity.

The Bible is clear about God’s sovereign rule over the human rulers of mankind’s nations.

Psalm 75:7 “But God is the Judge; He puts down one, and exalts another.”

And his prophet Daniel writes three times in one chapter of his book… “the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind, and bestows it on whomever He wishes.” The first of those declarations is even noted as being admitted by Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar, adding that He “sets over it the lowliest of men.” (Daniel 4:17, 25, and 32).

There’s a passage in the Book of Job where the man, Job, discusses how God uncovers mysteries, brings light into places of deepest gloom and sovereignly deals with nations and their leaders. 

In this brief revelation of Scripture, Job declares that God “gives increase to the nations, and then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, and guides them before they fall.” The text further explains that God deprives the leaders of the world of their understanding, causing them to wander in desolate places without light. This passage highlights the divine sovereignty over the rise and fall of empires and nations.

The New Living Translation puts it this way:

“He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; he brings light to the deepest gloom.

He builds up nations, and he destroys them. He expands nations, and he abandons them.

He strips kings of understanding and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.

They grope in the darkness without a light. He makes them stagger like drunkards.” Job 12:22-25

There can be no question that God uniquely guided the 18th Century patriots of America to found a new nation, built on their guiding principle of “We the people” acknowledging “No king but Jesus.” That was their popular unifying motto.  Every nation before America was ruled by monarchs and Caesars, sultans and emperors.  Is it any wonder that the ruling powers of darkness, which are spiritual forces of wickedness in heavenly places, have been taking advantage of every concession that they are given by Christ’s kingdom people? (Eph 6:12)

Think about that!  That’s why God’s Word encourages us with no uncertain words to…

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Rom 12:21

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” Eph 5:11

“Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Eph 6:13

“But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.” 2 Thes 3:13

When I was a young elementary school student in grade school, we had a time in most of our classroom days to sing several songs from our little song books. One that we sang almost every day made it very memorable to me. It was literally a prayer to God… “God Bless America… land that I love; stand beside her, and guide her, through the night, with a light from above… from the mountains to the prairie to the oceans, white with foam… God, bless America, my home sweet home.”

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord…” (Psalm 33:12)

Clearly, I will do what God enables me to continually remind my children and others why America has been so blessed. Will you do your part to preserve the freedoms we’ve had for the next generation?

BONUS SEGMENT

The rest of that verse in Psalm 33:12 adds: “…The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.” Did you get that? The word “nation,” in Scripture (Hebrew = ‘goy”), is translated in the Greek language to the word “ethnos,” meaning people group or ethnicity. So, do you see why it’s fitting that the Holy Spirit inspired the psalmist to make it very clear that the voluntary choice of a people to make The LORD our God, is what leads to making that people the ones who are chosen to be God’s inheritance.

So, there you have it… Psalm 33:12… the whole verse pronounces the familiar blessing:

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance.”

The turning point for America’s Founders in crafting the new Nation’s Constitution

With that in mind, listen to what God providentially guided Ben Franklin to say on that hot Philadelphia day in June of 1787, when the delegates from all 13 states were log-jammed in continued haggling over the fairness of representation of the smaller populated states verses the larger ones. Remember, this was some five years after the kinetic war ended (albeit officially ended on September 3, 1783, with the Treaty of Paris), and almost 11 years after that historic 4th of July when the Declaration of Independence was signed by the delegates from the 13 colonies. He rose to address the chairman of the congress, George Washington, and said this:

“Mr. President … The small progress we have made after 4- or five-weeks, close attendance, and continual reasonings with each other — our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last, producing as many noes as ayes, is methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the Human Understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of Government and examined the different forms of those Republics which, having been formed with the seeds of their own dissolution, now no longer exist. And we have viewed Modern States all round Europe, but find none of their Constitutions suitable to our circumstances.

In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us,

…how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the Contest with G. Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection. Our prayers, Sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a Superintending providence in our favor.

To that kind providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity (i.e. happiness or contentment). And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance?

I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?

We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that “except the Lord build the House they labor in vain that build it (Psalm 127:1).” I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and bye word down to future ages.”

Benjamin Franklin’s Request for Prayer

Franklin argued that abandoning prayer would cause mankind to despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, leaving them to “chance, war, and conquest.” 

Franklin motioned that morning prayers be instituted in the assembly, requesting that local clergy officiate to implore “the assistance of Heaven.”

Franklin’s appeal put the spotlight on the belief that the new nation’s success depended on divine guidance rather than human intellect alone. All the men in the room knew this to be true.

Observing history, as America’s Founders carefully studied, we can all realize that every nation before America was ruled by monarchs and Caesars, sultans and emperors. And that’s why wisdom would guide us to seriously ask: “Is it any wonder that the ruling powers of darkness, which are actually spiritual forces of wickedness in heavenly places (behind the visible world), have been taking advantage of every concession that they are given by Christ’s kingdom people? (Eph 6:12)

Remember, Jesus made it clear that, because of His victory over death through His resurrection, that He has defeated the power of the Devil over nations. He declared, ““All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18).” So, isn’t that why we can have confidence in Jesus from what His apostle John wrote in 1 John 4:4? “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”

So, what did we discover in our little peek at some of the meaningful historic developments in the beginning of our nation of America? And what are some ways that we can help ‘reclaim’ some of that legacy for ourselves and our families?

If anyone asks “What’s the purpose why you celebrate the 4th of July holiday?

  • You can honestly say … It’s actually called ‘Independence Day’ to help us remember our humble beginning as a nation and to thank Almighty God for our nation’s abundant blessings.

And if you think about what is the Christian’s continuing assignment to do with one another in regard to the legacy of our American heritage?

  • You can resolve to ask God for His help to remind one another of His past providence in all the miraculous interventions that He has brought about to make this nation what it is.

But when it comes to the most urgently needed guiding quality for all Americans now, how would you answer that?

  • What the nation is most in need of was perhaps best articulated by American pastor-author, A.W. Tozer [1897-1963]. He wrote: “We need the gift of discernment again in our pulpits. It is not the ability to predict that we need, but the anointed eye, the power of spiritual penetration and interpretation, the ability to appraise the religious scene as viewed from God’s position, and to tell us what is actually going on.”

Thankfully, we heard our President, Donald Trump, publicly read that familiar passage of Scripture from 2 Chronicles 7:14 … on April 21, 2026, as part of the “America Reads the Bible” marathon.

“If my people, who 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.” (start at 55:22 of Grace church service June 28, 2026 –  ends at 55:46) https://www.youtube.com/live/7POXKE1cDKw?si=clBfcQotoNmBbUSU&t=3322

Thomas Jefferson – the appointed author of the Declaration of Independence

The authorship of the Declaration of Independence is credited to young Thomas Jefferson. He was one of the committee of five men, who were appointed by the delegates of the colonies at the gathered convention in Philadelphia in 1776, to write the document. It was to become the declaration that would become one of the most sublime written works of literature in all human history.

Thomas Jefferson Did NOT Want To Write The Declaration, So Why Did He?

One of the best story-tellers I know is Glenn Beck. You’ll want to hear his brief discussion about what he discovered in his research into the life of Thomas Jefferson. It really throws an informed light on the historic event that neither of us have heard elsewhere. Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/AS2dw7pLkHQ?si=1JCVI7oTeMwb2CQC

Dr Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Father of American medicine, said: “I do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of inspiration, but I am as satisfied that it is as much the work of a Divine Providence as any of the miracles recorded in the Old and New Testament.”

Notes:

John Adams wrote about America’s ‘birth date’ (in a July 3, 1776 letter to his wife Abigail Adams):

“The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, 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.” 

Although Adams envisioned July 2 as the official holiday, the Second Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, leading the nation to celebrate on that date instead.  Adams eventually accepted this shift, with historical accounts noting that on his deathbed on July 4, 1826, he remarked, “It is a great day.  It is a good day.”

July 4 was eventually chosen over July 2 primarily because it was the date the Continental Congress officially adopted the final text of the Declaration of Independence.  July 2 was the actual date they voted for the resolution of independence. 

On July 2, 1776, Congress voted to approve the Lee Resolution, formally declaring the colonies free from British rule.  This was the legal act of separation that John Adams believed would be celebrated.  However, Congress spent the next two days debating and editing the written Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson. 

The final wording was approved on July 4, 1776.  This was the date printed on the first public copies (the Dunlap Broadsides) distributed to the colonies and newspapers.  Because the public announcement and the document itself bore the date “July 4, 1776,” that date became etched in public memory as the birth of the nation, overshadowing the earlier vote on July 2.

While the Continental Congress adopted the final text on July 4, 1776, they first ordered the document to be engrossed (hand-copied in large, clear script on parchment) on July 19.  This official parchment copy was prepared by clerk Timothy Matlack. 

On August 2, 1776, most of the 56 delegates signed the document at the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.  John Hancock, as President of the Congress, was the first to sign.  Not all delegates were present on that day; some signed later in 1776, and the last signer, Thomas McKean of Delaware, likely added his signature sometime after January 1777.  Two delegates who voted for independence, John Dickinson and Robert R. Livingston, never signed the document.

No signer is recorded as explicitly regretting signing the Declaration of Independence itself, though several experienced deep remorse over related actions or later opposed the direction of the new government.

Benjamin Rush of Pennsylvania, a fervent advocate for independence, later deeply regretted his involvement in the Conway Cabal, a scheme to remove George Washington from command of the Continental Army.  While he never renounced the Declaration, his criticism of Washington during the war clouded his reputation, and he later expressed profound shame for this political maneuvering. 

George Read of Delaware is the only signer who voted against the resolution of independence on July 2, 1776.  Despite his initial opposition, he signed the Declaration in August and remained a committed patriot, serving as Chief Justice of Delaware. There is no evidence he regretted his eventual signature.

Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, who signed the Declaration, later refused to sign the U.S. Constitution in 1787 because it lacked a Bill of Rights.  While this demonstrated his ongoing concern for liberty, it was a critique of the new framework of government, not a regret over independence itself. 

Some signers, like Richard Stockton of New Jersey, faced such severe hardship (imprisonment and property destruction) that they temporarily recanted under duress, but Stockton reaffirmed his support for the cause upon his release. The prevailing historical view is that while the signers faced immense personal sacrifice and some had second thoughts about specific wartime decisions or the subsequent government structure, none formally repudiated their signature on the Declaration of Independence.

The Bible predicts and institutes the annual Passover celebration and the deliverance of the Israelites primarily in the following passages:

  • Exodus 12:14–27: God commands Moses and Aaron to establish the Passover as a lasting ordinance for generations, instructing the Israelites to eat the lamb with unleavened bread and bitter herbs to commemorate their deliverance from Egypt. 
  • Exodus 12:24–27: This passage specifies that when their children ask about the ritual, parents must explain it as the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses in Egypt and delivered their homes. 
  • Exodus 13:3–10: God mandates that no leavened bread be eaten for seven days and commands the people to observe this feast in the month of Abib (Nisan) as a reminder of the swift deliverance from bondage. 
  • Exodus 13:14–16: It predicts future generations will ask, “What does this mean?”, to which the response is that the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt with a mighty hand, serving as a perpetual sign on their hands and frontlets.
  • Leviticus 23:4–5: God declares the appointed times, specifying that the Passover is to be kept at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. 
  • Numbers 9:2–3: The Lord instructs the Israelites to observe the Passover at its appointed time and in accordance with all its statutes and customs as a memorial of their exit from Egypt. 
  • Deuteronomy 16:1–8: Moses reiterates the command to sacrifice the Passover lamb at the place the Lord chooses, at sunset on the anniversary of their departure from Egypt, ensuring the memory of their freedom endures.

Links to Godly Christian historians of American history

This new talk is a ‘must see’ – The Truth About Our Founding Fathers

https://www.youtube.com/live/PJkUY7jEepU?si=P-nrlSLgXzl_I2ct

President Ronald Reagan’s quote “we need God more than he needs us” appears in Ronald Reagan’s speech titled “Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Religious Broadcasters,” delivered on February 9, 1982.  In this address, Reagan emphasized the importance of faith, family values, and spiritual revival in America, stating: “It’s time to realize, I think, that we need God more than he needs us.” He spoke to an audience of religious leaders in Washington, D.C., urging them to lead a crusade to restore traditional values and community care. 

The full transcript is available through the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Key themes of the speech include:

  • The role of families as the bedrock of the nation
  • The importance of religious freedom protected by the First Amendment
  • Examples of faith-based community initiatives across America
  • A call for spiritual revival and neighborly care

Benjamin Franklin’s call for prayer at the constitutional convention in 1787 – text https://christianheritagefellowship.com/benjamin-franklin-calls-for-prayer-at-constitutional-convention/  The omitted last portion of that brief speech said: “And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing Governments by Human Wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move — that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the Clergy of this City be requested to officiate in that service.”

President Donald Trump publicly read 2 Chronicles 7:14 (within the broader passage of verses 11–22) on April 21, 2026, as part of the “America Reads the Bible” marathon.  He delivered the reading via a pre-recorded video message from the Oval Office during the 6 p.m. ET time slot, while most other participants read live at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.  A recording of this same reading was later played at the “Rededicate 250” event on May 17, 2026, although Trump did not attend that gathering in person.

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Created for Purpose – a life of unfolding Providence

by Dennis Petersen

If you listen carefully to people today, you’ll hear a common question underneath a lot of their anxiety: “Why am I here? What is the point of my life?”

Many reach middle age, watch their children grow up, welcome grandchildren into the world, and quietly wonder, “Have I already done the important part of my life—and now I’m just coasting?” Scripture offers a very different picture. It tells us that from the very beginning, God has been a God of purpose—He creates intentionally, He calls personally, and He uses His people meaningfully in every generation and in every season.

The Lord impressed me to share with you today, one of the most life-changing lessons He has ever taught me. And it happened through a series of experiences that I could never have planned. I sincerely hope you’ll find a sense of renewed meaningfulness from what I share with you today. But first, let me lay down a few principle ‘bricks’ from the source of our Redeemer’s wisdom… the only source that really makes sense in a very confusing world

For starters, it doesn’t take long for us to discover that The Most High God does not create aimlessly.  Just as we discover purposes for every systematic design we see in nature, so, we eventually realize that, sooner or later, every human life is designed by Him for a purpose that brings Him glory and serves others. That includes the life of a middle‑aged man or woman, a grandparent, someone who feels “between” chapters, or even a tender sapling who’s just getting started on the journey of life.

I. God Intentionally Created You

Texts: Psalm 139:13–16; Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 138:8

Psalm 139 says, “You formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.” It goes on: “In your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.” That’s personal…  It’s detailed… It’s intentional language. God did not mass‑produce you on an assembly line; He knitted you together. He wrote out your days before you lived a single one of them. And He obviously had a plan in mind… and this verse in your Bible says it better than any other I’ve seen. Mark it well. Psalm 139. The whole psalm is worth visiting often and praying through it as your own declaration of faith in your Maker.

Jeremiah 1:5 gives us a glimpse of this with a specific person – the prophet Jeremiah: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you…” God is speaking to a young prophet, but the principle is broader: God’s knowledge and consecrating purpose reach back before birth. He does not discover us; He designs us.

Psalm 138:8 adds a prayer from King David: “The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me.” That is not arrogance; it is trust. The psalmist, David, looks at his life and says, “My story is not self‑written. God has a purpose, and He will not abandon it midway.”

A timeless Human story captures our attention: Moses, the man who found purpose late

Consider Moses – one of the most interesting stories of human history. For the first forty years of his life, he was the prince in Egypt. Then, after a rash act of violence in a fit of retribution, he fled his royal home in fear, and spent the next forty years as a shepherd in the wilderness of Midian. So, there he is, a middle‑aged man, watching his father-in-law’s sheep, largely unknown, seemingly on the margins of history. If you had met Moses at, say, age sixty‑five, you might have thought: “This man’s story is heading for a quiet ending. Whatever he was going to do, he did it long ago.”

Yet, at about eighty years old, God appeared to Moses at the burning bush and called him to lead Israel out of bondage. In other words, the most visible, history‑shaping part of Moses’ calling came in what we would call “old age.” His earlier years were not wasted; they were preparation. His later years were not irrelevant; they were crucial for the future history of the whole world of humanity.

Moses’ story speaks to anyone, at any age, who might be discouraged by their past. But it tells the middle‑aged believer, and the older saint: God’s intentional design includes seasons you didn’t plan and timings you wouldn’t choose. The fact that you have breath means God still has purpose.

Application

So, to the grandparent who sometimes thinks, “My children are grown; my career is mostly behind me; what now?”—hear this: you’re not random, and you’re not “done.” Your personality, your experiences, your scars, your skills, your story—all of these are woven intentionally. Purpose did not end when you retired or when the kids moved out. You can pray with the psalmist, “Lord, fulfill Your purpose for me, (Psalm 138:8)” expecting that God has intentional work for you in this chapter too.

Ask yourself: If God truly formed me and recorded my days in His book, what might He be inviting me to do now—in my family, in my church, in my neighborhood—that fits His design?

II. God Has a Purpose Already Prepared

Texts: Ephesians 2:10; 2 Timothy 1:9; Romans 8:28–29

Ephesians 2:10 says, “We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” The word translated “workmanship” can mean a work of art, a crafted piece. God not only designed you; He prepared good works beforehand with your name on them.

Second Timothy 1:9 adds that God “saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace.” Purpose is not earned; it’s given. Calling is not a self‑promotion; it’s a gift of grace. Our fundamental calling is to belong to Christ, our Creator. And out of that relationship flows the good works He has providentially prepared in His own marvelous and mysterious sovereignty as only The Most High God can.

The familiar passage in Romans 8:28–29 tells us that “for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose…” And what’s that? “…to be conformed to the image of his Son.” God’s purpose is not just that we co-operate with God’s ways and do the right things that reflect His wisdom and grace; but, more than that, it’s that we become Christ-like. There are actually specific good works that He has prepared for us to do that are part of His larger plan to shape us into the image of Jesus.

Application to a grandparent’s life

Think about a middle‑aged grandfather named Mark. He has worked forty years in the same company, raised three children, and now has several grandchildren. He sometimes feels that the “meaningful” work is what he does at church—serving on a committee, teaching a class—but he wonders whether his day‑to‑day life really matters.

Ephesians 2:10 says that if Mark belongs to Christ, every chapter of his life is surrounded by good works God prepared beforehand. I suspect you’d be good at figuring what those works might look like:

  • No doubt – Praying consistently for each grandchild by name, asking God to draw them to Christ. That’s a big one.
  • How about – Telling stories of God’s faithfulness to younger generations, strengthening their faith?
  • Almost every day – he could be Using his practical skills to serve a neighbor in need.
  • And of course – Modeling integrity in semi‑retirement—showing that character matters even when you no longer “have to” impress a boss.

Mark’s purpose is not something he has to invent late in life; it’s something he has to recognize and deliberately walk in. 8:23 The same is true for a grandmother who spends her afternoons caring for little ones so her adult children can work. Those hours, if offered to Christ, are part of the “good works” prepared beforehand. 8:23

A good question to ask is not only, “What do I want to do with the rest of my life?” but, “What good works might God already have prepared for me in this season—especially in relation to my grandchildren, my church, and my community?” It doesn’t have to be anything grand or spectacular in the world’s eyes. Think of your unique skills, talents, abilities, and other hidden resources of stuff, or connections, or needs in your world that you could put to good use, bringing a productive blessing of some kind. But there’s even more to consider…  

III. God’s Purpose can be Bigger than Your Plans but could be just outside the boundaries you’re thinking!

Texts: Proverbs 19:21; Romans 8:28

Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the counsel (or purpose) of the LORD will stand.” Human plans can be right or wrong (good or evil); but the ways of God in Scripture encourage wise planning. We’re reminded that our plans are provisional. God’s purposes are definitive. When I discovered Proverbs 16:9, it stuck deeply in my own mind and heart. “The mind of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.” I’ve never forgotten that.

Of course, it’s good for each of us to make our plans with reason and with thoughtful counsel from others. But we eventually discover as God’s children, that ultimately, God has ways of directing our path that may be altogether different from the direction or ultimate outcome that we had expected.

Romans 8:28 will always be a reassuring promise from God, no matter where our journey of life takes us.  It assures us that God is weaving all things together for good for those who are called according to His purpose. That especially includes the tough times we may not have expected.  It could be a surprise layoff from work, a health crisis, a relocation, a child that’s wandered off course, or the late‑life caregiving responsibilities you never saw coming. Our plans typically expect a smooth path. But God’s purpose in the journey for each of us… often weaves through rough terrain, and He wastes nothing. Even a flat tire along the way can be a beneficial interruption. And I’m not ignoring the tragedies that happen and make us ask “Why, Lord?” Some of those will never make sense until we stand before God after death. But all of them are valleys where we can say, “Thou O LORD art with me! (Psalm 23:4)” And the peace in the midst of those storms will draw us closer to God in personal ways that are more precious than gold.

Application: When your script changes

For many middle‑aged Americans, life hasn’t gone exactly as planned. The career you thought you’d have into your seventies may have suddenly ended. Your marriage may have taken a turn you never anticipated. One of your children may have wandered far from the Lord, and you bear the weight of that grief. Or perhaps you find yourself raising a grandchild because your grown child is unable or unwilling to do it. Providential surprises are most always challenging… even disturbing.  But they happen to the best of us. So, we naturally ask God “what’s the purpose of this?” The best Bible answer I found is in John 11:4 when Jesus said that the sickness of Lazarus was for the purpose “that the Son of God may be glorified by it.” (John 11:4).

Proverbs 19:21 meets you there: your plans were real, but they weren’t final. God’s purpose isn’t always so crystalized that it’s fragile; it’s more like a tree that grows around obstacles even if shaped by constant prevailing winds. It can absorb life’s sidelines. It can transform our plans that got broken along the way. Romans 8:28 isn’t a cliché but a lifeline—God can take even your disappointments and fold them into His good work of shaping you and blessing others.

So, when life diverges sharply from your expectations, remember who owns your life. As God’s children, we are His precious possession. Scripture tells us “For you are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your bodies (1 Cor 6:20).”  You can always pray: “Lord, I surrender my plans to Your purpose. Show me how to walk faithfully in this altered path.” That may mean learning a new kind of patience, becoming a prayerful advocate for a struggling grandchild, or using an unexpected free season to serve in ways you never imagined. His purpose is not lost by your detours.

IV. God Calls You to Live for His Glory

Texts: 1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:23

First Corinthians 10:31 says, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” “Whatever you do” means that even the mundane is included—meals, conversations, errands. Colossians 3:23 echoes: “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” Everything becomes part of worship when it’s done with whole-hearted devotion to Christ.  We can’t afford to waste our precious days on this earth doing the things God gives us to do with a dull and half-hearted mindset.

Don’t miss this… Purpose, in Scripture, is not first about self‑fulfillment; it is about glorifying God. We find joy as a byproduct of that; our main aim is that His name be honored in our lives.

My story of how God rerouted my plans, directed my steps, and providentially surprised me with a totally transformed purpose for my life.

Now, can I share with you my story of how God directed me into a completely transformed sense of purpose… in a totally different career path?

After growing up with a great love for nature and being outdoors, my college career path to work as a naturalist in places like America’s great National Parks like Yosemite and Yellowstone, took a surprising bend in the road. As soon as I got to Sacramento State College, after getting a grocery store job to earn money to help pay for my college expenses, I had one more added plan.  My boyhood fascination with California’s Gold Rush history led me to ask the head ranger at Sutter’s Fort Historic state park if I could work for him in the old restored fort. This was the epicenter of California’s 1849 Gold Rush. He actually hired me to craft several new exhibits including some adobe brick exhibits for the Fort, most of which are still there today, 60 years later. After 4 years of college, I got a job building more exhibits for the Oakland museum’s hall of history for about a year. Then I worked some for the historic Old Sacramento preservation and Redevelopment Project. My college mentor and academic advisor there, led me to apply for a scholarship to get a Master’s degree from the new premier museum specialties program at Cooperstown, New York. I couldn’t believe it when they offered me a nearly full scholarship for the full year-long course of study.

While living in the rural upstate historic town, known for being the village of museums, like The Farmer’s Museum, Fennimore House Art Museum, and the Baseball Hall of Fame, I got to study and work with some of those museums nearly every day for a whole year. After completing my course of study and earning my Master’s Degree, I was offered a job back in San Jose, California as the Curator of a brand-new project to help with the planning, building and development of all aspects of a wonderful historic preservation and village museum. I worked there for 3 years until I was offered another job to be the director of a historic fort museum in Upstate New York. I loved every minute of my work as museum curator, being able to restore historic buildings, build attractive exhibits, and develop a sizeable volunteer staff to guide school students through the fascinating history of early California.

My future career in the world of historic museums looked more than promising, even if the pay was only enough for what I thought was basic survival. It didn’t matter… I was happy… surrounded with historic artifacts and doing what I loved. After all, during the 3 years I was working hard at the historical museum, I was also singing in my church choir and growing stronger in the Lord, attending every church service, evangelistic rally and Christian seminar that came along. That was in 1970 to 1973… right in the middle of the Jesus People revolution. And God’s Holy Spirit was really at work on me, as well as many people around me in those days.  I couldn’t get enough of the Bible. I fasted and prayed many weekends, spending hours reading large portions of the Bible given to me by my mom when I turned 16.

Finally, a fellow choir member at my church said, “it sounds like you need to attend a Bible College, and I know a good one in Canada that I think you’d like.” That was because her son had attended the school for two years, and was then taking a year off to help plant a new church in Texarkana.  It sounded like a great idea, especially when I learned that the cost was low and the courses of study at the school were almost entirely verse by verse studies of the entire Bible, designed to help young people have a solid knowledge of the Bible in preparation for life in whatever career they chose. After corresponding with the Bible School, I wrote out my story and why I felt the Lord was prompting me to apply as a ‘foreign’ American student. I had no idea if they would accept my application or not. There was only one little problem.

The day was approaching when I had to call my former grad school professor in upstate New York, who had a big say in new job placements for the historical museums in that part of the state, linked with the New York State Historical Association in Cooperstown, where I had received my Masters degree. He was excited about the possibility that I might take on the job as Director at the old pre-Revolutionary War fort near the river that divided New York from Canada. I was excited too. But remember, I was also wrestling with my excitement that I found a purely Bible-focused, small Bible school in a small rural farm town in the middle of Saskatchewan, Canada.  I just didn’t know yet whether they were going to accept my application or not. Remember, in those days, communication was largely by postal mail. This was long before the Internet and cheap long distance with cell phones that hadn’t yet been invented. And my planned long-distance call to New York about the job offer was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 2. I had to give my decision… take the job or turn it down? Which would it be?

All my friends at my museum job tried to encourage me to take the job. I could always get Bible courses here and there from wherever I lived while working in my career, they reasoned. On the other hand, my friends at church were favoring the idea to trust God and believe my application for the Bible School would be accepted. Well, the day I had to decide came faster than I would have liked. So, I was fasting and praying for a clear signal from God which way to go. My logical reasoning side said, “take the job.” My spiritually yearning heart said, “trust God and He’ll work it out for me to be at the Canadian Bible school, come September.” Either way, both choices would mean a life-altering decision. It was a dilemma unlike anything I’d ever faced before. I was praying non-stop in my mind as I went about my work on the day I was to make the phone call to New York.

At lunch time, I drove out from work at the museum to pick up some things before stopping to get the mail at the entrance to the museum property. While driving around, as usual, I was listening to Christian radio programming during my lunch break. Two of my favorite Christian radio teaching programs were on during my drive time, so I heard only small parts of them. But it was more than just interesting that I heard specific words on both of those radio shows that seemed to be speaking right to me with a positive message about making my choice that meant God is giving the ‘go ahead’ signal for Bible school. I thought, “Okay Lord, that sounds pretty good.” But I reminded Him that His word says in a couple of places that “in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.” (Deut. 19:15).

Well, would you believe it?  When I stopped at the museum mail box, out on the access road that led to my museum office, I went through the handful of mail and was a little surprised to find an unsolicited letter envelope addressed to me. The return address showed it was actually from the Canadian government ministry of travel. I’d never been in touch with them before. As I got back into my car, I opened it and pulled out the only printed brochure inside. It’s a good thing I was sitting down. I think I might have fallen over in shock at what I read. On top of a picture of a stack of luggage on the front panel of the brochure were 5 words in big black letters… It read: “So, YOU’RE GOING TO CANADA!”          

Well, as you can probably believe, that’s all I needed as the most direct answer to prayer I could have ever imagined. A big Hallelujah, as you’d expect, came out of my mouth, as the Lord gave me something to really smile about as I pulled the car up to the museum office, where I made the anticipated phone call to New York. I was a little nervous, but that disappeared fast after I told my professor what had happened. He graciously expressed how he totally understood. And he made a special point of saying that hearing me relay my dilemma and my decision, reminded him of the faith of his own deceased parents, from the pre-war (world war 2) generation.

With full confidence that God was directing my path, a few months later I was driving to Canada with my new friend, who had spent the last year planting that church in Arkansas. It would be his final year at the school as I began my first year of full-time study of the Bible, out in the middle of nowhere, in the farmland prairies of what seemed to be more like the back side of the desert. But, in reality the Lord had me on a completely new journey that would last a lifetime. Within two years, I’d be part-time teaching at the Bible school, even while I was still taking my third year of classes. The president of the school, who was one of the founders of the school, 30 years earlier, asked me to help him create a brand-new college course for all first-year students. It would be called “The Bible and Science.”  And ten years later that course became the foundation of my uniquely informative book with a visual feast for every explorer to discover the awesome works of God, that has now circulated all over the country for 40 years – “Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation.”

You can understand why I can look back now and agree so whole-heartedly with Proverbs 16:9… “We can make all sorts of plans for our life with our minds, but for the child of God, the LORD really is the One who directs our steps.” And His purposes for our lives can give us a providentially transformed understanding of our purpose in serving Him in this life.

To discover how the Lord is still continuing the expansion of the purposes He has worked through my life by Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation, you’ll want to see today’s Bonus Segment for today’s episode at Reclaim Your Legacy dot com.

May God establish a renewed sense of purpose for you today.

BONUS SEGMENT

Having a sense of meaningfulness and Purpose in living, as a believer in this life, is closely connected to lessons we learn about both contentment and vision. This is especially key to our abiding sense of peace as we grow older. As we sincerely rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him (Psalm 37:7), it’s important that we let the Lord season our youthful ambition with a readiness to embrace new challenges that He might be laying before us to accomplish. Just because our physical and mental strength might decrease in our senior years, doesn’t mean that we can’t adjust our expectations of ourselves as He gives us assignments that can seem to stretch us a bit.

As all of us age…

God’s purpose for His older saints is to bless others in ways that are unique because of their long life of experience. All of us can be invigorated when we share accounts of His faithfulness when God has walked with us through our lifetime of challenges and struggles, as well as opportunities to become more productive in ways that we might never have imagined.

Another thing to be reminded of is the fact that other people, and even younger people, are more inclined to be curious about your life’s experiences, when you take an interest in them, showing them that they are valued as a person. We can encourage, exhort, teach, and pray in ways that can be transformative for younger believers and non-believers alike. When you have the time, you can share many stories of how God has sustained you through wars, recessions, illnesses, losses, and answered prayers. That investment can bear a lot more fruit than we might realize. It’s a living testimony to God’s long faithfulness in a chaotic world.

Everyday worship for grandparents

When I see adoring grandchildren, both younger ones and older ones, enjoying their time with grandmas and grandpas, I realize it’s because there’s been a deliberate effort to spend time with each other. That inevitably leads to a legacy of positive transference of not only skills and life lessons, but also of values and their own sense of purpose. When any of us spend time helping busy young parents by driving their children to school or special events, watching them in the afternoons, cooking dinners when busy family life with children gets overwhelming… think of this.  All of those “good works that God has prepared for us to walk in” … are investments of our time that can have far more impact that we will ever know.

Take First Corinthians 10:31 seriously: “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” “Whatever you do” means that even the mundane actions are included— preparing meals, light conversations, helping with errands.  Can you see those tasks as acts of God-directed worship? Every ride, every meal, every conversation is an opportunity to glorify God.  And that’s done by:

  • Showing patience and kindness that reflects Christ’s character.
  • Speaking about God’s faithfulness in simple, natural ways.
  • Praying over grandchildren while folding laundry or washing dishes.

Colossians 3:23 tells us to do our “work heartily, as for the Lord.” Babysitting becomes ministry. Cooking becomes service to Christ. Listening to a teenager’s struggle becomes participating in God’s work in that young heart. What did Jesus say?

“…inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these … you did it to Me.” Matt 25:40.

For a grandfather, mowing the lawn of a widowed neighbor, fixing a broken sink at the church, playing catch with a restless grandson—these can all be done in a way that glorifies God. The difference is not in how “impressive” the task looks; it’s in whether our heart is turned toward the Lord.

So, why not ask: “In my ordinary responsibilities, how can I consciously aim to glorify God?” Purpose is often found, not in changing tasks, but in changing who we see ourselves working for.

V. God’s Purpose Is Lived Out in Your Generation

Texts: Acts 13:36; Psalm 138:8

I never used to think about how God’s purposes for His children are actually lived out in their generation.

Look at Acts 13:36 (ESV). It says, “For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers…” David’s life had many chapters—shepherd boy, giant‑slayer, fugitive, king, sinner, repentant worshiper—but Scripture sums it up this way: “he served God’s purpose in his generations.”

Your generation may be different from David’s, but the principal elements remain: God plants you in a particular time, family, culture, and church so that you may serve His purpose there. You’re not only a person with a purpose; you’re a person with a time‑bound purpose.

Psalm 138:8, as we saw, says, “The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me.” Put those verses together and you get a powerful truth: God has a purpose for you IN your generation, and He Himself is committed to fulfilling it as you walk with Him.

The role of older saints in their generation

Think of the possibilities for a middle‑aged grandparent. Your generation‑specific calling might include:

  • Being a living bridge between generations in your family – modeling faith for both children and grandchildren.
  • Mentoring younger believers in your church – sharing both your successes and your failures honestly.
  • Praying persistently for your descendants and for the younger people in the congregation.

David served God’s purpose in his time. And then his time ends (Acts 13:36). God doesn’t ask you to serve a future generation you’ll never see. He asks you to be faithful in this one. The very fact that you’re still here on earth can mean at least one thing… He has some way He intends to use you now.

If you’re still in a quandary about all this, why not ask Him: “What does serving God’s purpose in my generation look like, practically, in my family, church, and community? What small, faithful steps could I take – even this month – to align with that?”

Conclusion: You Were Made on Purpose, For a Purpose

When you put these Scriptures together, do you see a clear picture emerging?

  • God intentionally brought you into this world by preparing your parents, and their parents before you.
  • He prepared good works for you;
  • His purpose outlasts your own plans;
  • He calls you to live for His glory; and
  • He gives you a role in your own generation. And that’s true whether you’re seventeen, forty‑seven, or seventy‑seven—whether you’re just starting out or rocking a grandchild to sleep.

For the middle‑aged American man or woman with grandchildren, the message is this: you’re not in a “leftover” season. You’re in a strategic season. Your prayers, your stories, your quiet acts of service, your steadfast faith—they matter profoundly in God’s economy. You may not be called to lead a nation like Moses, but you are called to serve God’s purpose in your generation, in your household, in your church, and in the circle of people He has given you.

Closing Challenge – So, how do we respond to these thoughts about our own purpose?

  1. Surrender: Offer your life afresh to God. Tell Him you’re willing to serve His purpose in your generation, whatever that looks like.
  2. Feast on Scripture: Keep returning to His Word—especially passages like Psalm 139, Ephesians 2, Romans 8, and Acts 13—to shape your understanding of purpose.
  3. Use Discernment: Ask God to show you the specific good works He has prepared for you right now—toward your grandchildren, your church, and your neighbors.
  4. Deliberate obedience: Instead of waiting for a “big moment,” begin with small, faithful steps of obedience—prayer, encouragement, service, testimony.

Here’s a Prayer you can use to begin your talk with God about all this.

“Lord, thank You that my life is not an accident. Thank You that You formed me, saved me, and called me according to Your own purpose and grace. Today, I surrender my plans to Your purpose. Show me the good works You’ve prepared for me in this season—especially in my family and among my grandchildren. Help me to glorify You in the ordinary tasks of my days and to serve Your purpose in my generation. Fulfill Your purpose for me, O Lord, for Your steadfast love endures forever. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

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God-orchestrated courage produced the Declaration of Independence – it is producing New Awakening

People all over the world are rediscovering many of the realities of the long chain of events that precipitated the unanimous declaration of some of the bravest honorable men who ever lived.

When those 56 very somber leaders of the American colonists gathered together in Philadelphia to sign the document they had crafted, the extreme hardship of revolution that they faced could only have been sustained because of the deep conviction and confidence they had in their Creator whom they often referred to as “Providence.” 

Over the course of their relatively young lives, their experience of dependency on their Creator reflected the profound knowledge that they had of the Bible and the principles of the God who is “at work in you, both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” They intimately relied on the Sovereign of the Universe who “works all things according to the counsel of His own will (Eph 1:11),” and “works all things together for good to those who love God and …are called according to His purpose (Ro 8:28).”

As we review the preamble to that declaration, perhaps we can refresh our own need to make a renewed declaration of commitment to God’s purposes in the unfolding story of God’s development of this generation’s determination – determination to be a people – indeed, a family and community – whose God is the Lord.

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Doesn’t everyone deserve to know the cause and the cure for what ails them?

The Epidemic of tragic symptoms happening everywhere is now proven to link to mass poisoning by injection.

You don’t have to be a Christian to have natural human empathy and the desire to protect or care for friends and loved ones who are in danger because of something of which they were unaware was threatening their well-being.  Our challenge today is how to help people break free of the indoctrination and propaganda that they’ve been wholly committed to for most of their lives by institutions and highly educated people that they trusted.

In recent years, we’ve all learned a lot about massive deception, widespread fraud and vast public propaganda regarding health and disease prevention.  One of the many hard-working, medical-freedom-loving, health care professionals who has been sharing his research openly for everyone to benefit is Dr Bryan Ardis. You can access his discussion of some of his background and remarkable discoveries on a past episode of Reclaiming Your Legacy, linked in today’s transcript.

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A Generation Called to Rebuild the Ancient Paths

When God’s people recognize that the path of the society around them is collapsing, the prophets of the Bible give us an unmistakably clear assignment, if we’re willing to accept it… Be a generation called to rebuild the ancient paths.

The confusion and uncertainty assaulting humanity worldwide today is being identified by many as an all-out strategy of destructive warfare from the Enemy of mankind himself.  So, what is the ‘assignment’ God has for His people in the middle of such alarming chaos?

The 58th chapter of the prophet Isaiah declares clearly, Almighty God’s displeasure with the superficial, self-centered, and hypocritically empty religious rituals of His people. Instead, He desires a deeper and personally more authentic form of worship, defined by distinctive actions. And biblical worship – let’s not miss it – is a sacrificially devoted spiritual life-style, not just a weekly religious exercise. 

When you examine Isaiah 58 .. let God’s Spirit show you where your life can better express what God identifies as “the fast” that He chooses.  That kind of a Messiah-following discipleship is characterized by several features. All of them require some effort and humbly asking God for personal direction.  Remember one of the central themes of the Bible: “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct (or make straight) your paths” (Proverbs 3:6).  Your what?  Your PATHS.

  1. Justice and righteousness is high on His list: Can we do anything to break the chains of injustice? Are there oppressed people whom we can help to free?  Can we remove blame shifting and speaking wickedness? (read Isaiah 58:6-9).
  2. Caring for the vulnerable is naturally a priority with God: Can we find ways to share our food with the hungry?  Can we invite a poor homeless one into our home?  What about clothing those who are truly naked and needy? (read Isaiah 58:7). If we do, He promises “your light will break out like the dawn” (vs 8)… “you will call and the LORD will answer” (vs 9).
  3. Humility and sincerity are traits deserving our daily introspection: We just cannot allow ourselves to use devotional sacrifices like fasting as an excuse to exploit workers, or quarrel with others, or engage in self-righteousness (read Isaiah 58:3-5).
  4. True selfless devotion is assured God’s special turn arounds in your life: Fasting accompanied by “giving yourself” to those in need and “satisfying the desire of the afflicted” will result eventually in “your light rising out of darkness” and “your gloom becoming like midday.” (read Isaiah 58:10).
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Reclaiming a Biblical Worldview takes Humility to Test All Things

Everyone has a worldview, but relatively few people see their world through the eyes of the Bible, even among those who call themselves Christian.  

The Great Commission

Christian people across the world are well familiar with what we call “the Great Commission.”  Jesus, after his resurrection, just before he ascended into heaven, spoke these words to his disciples:

“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matt 28:18-20  

Many pastors who avoid debatable or political/social topics, claim they are ‘just called to preach the gospel.’  Others avoid contemporary arguments in society by sticking to their preaching and teaching schedule. These seem to be noble practices to most Christians, but do you think it’s only fair that those who sit down to dine at the table of where they get their spiritual food each week have a responsibility to humbly challenge their spiritual teachers to address controversial topics that are relevant to the issues we all struggle with that are going on in our world today?

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Meekness – What is the most important thing you have ever learned?

the miraculous quality of childlike meekness – By Dennis Petersen

Yahveh’s prophet, Isaiah, declared “For My hand made all these things, thus all these things came into being declares the LORD … But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.” Isaiah 66:2

When you think about taking a proactive change of direction to reclaim your legacy, what do you think is the most important thing that you’ve personally learned in your lifetime so far?  While you make the focus of your attention on having a positive influence on your own children and grandchildren – your next generation – what truth or idea have you discovered that is such a powerful influence on your own life that you’d have to include it among the very top dozen or so important things that you have ever learned in your life?

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Wake up Church – Transforming Society means Engage with your culture

By Dennis Petersen

It’s now a fact, recognized by more Americans than ever in this generation – the battle to preserve our society of liberty is a spiritual war against demonic principalities in high places.  And it’s more evident now than ever before in our lifetime.  The question is – will God’s people who are called by His name, not only humble themselves and pray, turning away from their wicked ways, but will they take action to be the preserving salt of influence on our society or will they continue to be ‘trampled’ by society’s mountains of secularized influence?

The Power of Keeping People in Darkness (ignorant)

Can there be any question that the gross darkness of ignorance, prevailing in today’s society, is the result of anything less than deliberate re-education?  Historic disciples of Marx, Lenin and Mao know very well that society-wide ignorance depends on two things:

  1.  the perversion of true history, and
  2. the censoring of moral truth found in God’s Word. 

Paul insisted that Christ-followers “prove .. or test .. all things.” Why?  Faith in God, in the Bible or all truth, for that matter, comes by hearing the Word of God! Without a clear and spoken declaration of relevant, Christ-glorifying words (Greek for spoken word = Rhema) – words of God’s timeless truth – people are lost in confusion, deception, and pop culture entertainment. It’s all empty of any substance that would challenge us to seek God.

Americans face coming elections that are crucial to our freedom and well-being. Many argue they are as important as any election in our nation’s history. Yet, the mountainous influence of public education, main stream media, big tech and big pharma has effectively fashioned voters into the UN-united States of America. It’s a total charade. For decades, it’s been a completely corrupt series of schemes to confuse and divide us. Many citizens have been rendered completely unable to see that we’ve become disconnected from our anchors of morality, historic roots and God’s truth.

Only 4% of Americans now hold to a Biblical worldview (down from 6% in 2023 and 12% in 1994)

Worse yet, only 2% of American millennials actually hold to the basics of a Bible view of their world. That’s pretty disturbing news, since over 80% still claim to believe in at least some biblical principles. (according to reports of Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center).  (Most Americans, over eight in ten, may believe some Biblical principles but often think and live in ways that conflict with the Bible.)

Barna’s definition of a biblical worldview included affirmation of seven basic doctrines:

  • First, the existence of absolute morals communicated through Scripture.
  • Second, Jesus Christ lived a sinless life.
  • Third, God is the all-powerful, all-knowing Creator of the universe and He stills rules it today.
  • Fourth, salvation is a gift from God and cannot be earned.
  • Fifth, Satan is real.
  • Sixth, Christians have a responsibility to share their faith in Christ with other people.
  • And seventh, the Bible is accurate in all of its teachings.

I wish he had included one more – that Christ made it clear that all humans are accountable for their words and actions and will be judged by God in the future.

The 4% of Americans who have a Biblical worldview represents a drop-off from 9% in 2009, according to Barna.

This is a dismal low for citizens of the USA who say they embrace at least some form of Biblical Christianity.  Do you think Genuine Christians need to honestly recognize that our culture has declined to an unacceptably shallow approach to whole truth? Should genuine Christians make some kind of effort to improve that condition?  Almost nobody denies that many Christians today have a lot of misconceptions about Scripture. They establish beliefs about truth based on misquoted verses without full context. That’s because they’ve been taught by preachers who miss things, like the balance of God’s righteous requirements with the amazing mercy of His grace.

Look at some Examples of misguided beliefs

Acts 17:28 says: “in Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).  Many focus this on “me” – with a personal fuzzy feeling about God’s care for His children.  But what happens when we read the whole context?  Begin with verse 23 when Paul preached to the pagan intellectuals at Athens, Greece.

“What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.  The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.  And he made from one man every nation (ethnos) of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for ‘In him we live and move and have our being’ as even some of your own poets have said, For, we are indeed his offspring.”

Paul speaking to Athenian pagan intellectuals in Acts 17:23b-28

Does that have a much deeper and profound meaning now?

Another is God’s personal midnight declaration to King Solomon after his dedication of the newly constructed Temple in Jerusalem in 2 Chronicles 7.

“if my people humble themselves and pray and seek my face… then will I hear from heaven and heal their land.”  

2 Chronicles 7:14

No one doubts that repentance from our humble free will is a noble preface to effective prayer for our country… but read the whole context starting at verse 13 and then on to verse 19-22.  God Himself said:

“When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence (plague) among my people, if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. …

But God had much more to say to Solomon…

“And as for you, (Solomon), if you will walk before me as David your father walked, doing according to all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and my rules, then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to rule Israel.’

But then comes the stern warning…

 “But if you turn aside and forsake my statutes and my commandments that I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, then I will pluck you up from my land that I have given you, and this house that I have consecrated for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. And at this house, which was exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?’ Then they will say, ‘Because they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore, he has brought all this disaster on them.’”

God speaking to King Solomon 2 Chronicles 7:19-22

Now, honestly, how often have you heard that sobering kind of exhortation in the context of “God’s promise to “heal our land” if we pray?

One of the most often misquoted Scriptures is Jesus’ declaration that:

“..the truth shall make you free…” in John 8:32.

We’ve got to read the whole statement Jesus said to his disciples, starting at verse 31.

So, Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32

Our society is ruled by a Deranged Strategy of Exalted Demonic Powers in High Places

You don’t have to be much connected with politics to see that today’s Democrat Party is, in all honest reckoning, flat out insane – or as President Trump put it, ‘totally, stone-cold crazy.’

“Democrats demonize and ‘defund’ the police that protects them and then complain when crime skyrockets. They encourage violent communist-anarchist mobs to burn down our cities.  They insist they can change the earth’s weather by adopting a bizarre totalitarian-socialist program that would destroy our economy and annihilate individual rights. They believe convicted terrorists should be allowed to vote from prison. They believe a beautiful, full-term human baby about to be born, can be slaughtered at will. They disagree with God, insisting that there are dozens of different genders – and that men can get pregnant. That is insane.”

What’s happening in the Party of Derangement 

World Net Daily editor, David Kupelian, before the 2020 election, wrote in his essay about the Trojan horse of our time:

 “Today’s Democrat Party has become possessed by the dark revolutionary spirit of Marxism, which in reality is based on hatred and rebellion against God, against His commandments, against His morality, against the very idea of objective truth. Marxists want their own truth, their own laws, their own morality, their own biology, their own science, their own heaven … on earth. They want nothing to do with the Judeo-Christian values that have long served as the moral foundation of America – which they openly hate.  And yet, these are the very people who believe they’re much more intelligent and moral than you, and who, in just a few weeks, fully intend to take over America forever.”

Forever?

Rush Limbaugh, just before the 2020 election, put it starkly: “If the Democrats win, that’s the end of democracy. It’s the end of the two-party system. We’re going to have a one-party government that is going to devote itself to eliminating all opposition. That’s what’s at stake. If they win, I think the Republican Party essentially ceases to exist.”

Isn’t it interesting how, after four years of chaos and only one year of decisive patriotic leadership that it’s the Democrat party that is falling apart while the Republicans are trying to rediscover themselves?

What are all of us seeing more clearly now? The wicked controlling powers of society at all levels of politics, information distribution, and corporate business… mesmerized most of the population for generations. Common sense was almost lost.  Americans were conditioned to not think for themselves.  But with all the exposure of evil in the years since the gross manipulation of public thought during the Covid Plandemic, things have greatly changed. But that doesn’t mean it’s okay for truth-tellers to kick back.

A Clear Prayer for God to Rise Up Against the Wicked!

If we American Christians don’t persistently petition our Lord for His mercy, guidance, and protection for our nation, and do everything in our strength to use our God-given abilities and influence to urge fellow citizens to actively vote, the influential ‘gates of hell’ will corruptly steal the coming election.  If we don’t get deeply serious about being the beacons of light to our communities – ongoing from here on – our feeble testimony will be squelched by tyrants who hate God and hate you.

 “Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?  If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.” Psalm 94:16-17

How desperately do all of us need God’s help?

Tyranny requires four things. Truth must be silenced. Real history must be erased and rewritten. Public speech has to be restricted. Even individual thought must be controlled.

In this time of constant turmoil, false flags, wars, civil unrest, and now internal bio-terrorism and manufactured pandemics, a major agenda of the demonically influenced state’s ruling class is to silence all dissent, and mandate conformity.  And remember, the reason many of our fellow Americans live in denial of that reality, is because of the natural human inclination toward “normalcy bias.” They have a hard time believing their state of what they thought was “normal” can never end. Our brains are wired to resist change. But there is a globalist ruling class, whether we want to believe it or not. But, what many of us miss is that Jesus IS King over all earthly kings. He is the one who sets up kings and brings kings down. And Jesus has all authority in heaven and earth. What’s more, is His genuine delegation of that spiritual authority to His disciples. And it’s not to use thoughtlessly, but to exercise on behalf of the direction of the Holy Spirit who lives in us and will never leave us or forsake us.

Considering tyranny’s plan for total control, it’s imperative to stifle criticism and keep the power to control the widely public mainstream narrative, while aggressively eliminating all resistance and questioning. Unless things continue improving, nonconformity will not be allowed if global governance and a global reset are to be successful.

As 2020 unraveled America saw censorship in ways never seen in our history

… and with all the advanced technology we have, this despicable plot to silence thinkers and hide the truth affected all forms of speech.

It’s gotten more challenging to find truthful information, as those like Google, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and others are still deleting content and access to content. But, thankfully, more independent researchers are voicing their content on new platforms and are gaining public recognition. 

Our world is overwhelmed by propaganda!  While the state-approved narrative of the Elites is presented on most of mainstream’s easily accessible, highly advertised channels, you have to really dig if you want honest, second opinion sources of information on practically any topic.

A Change in our listening habits must be Top Priority

You Must reset your inputs.  Turn off network media channels and learn to regularly – daily if possible – listen to trustworthy voices reporting what God is sovereignly doing. Hear how He uses His younger servants to speak into our culture.  Access conservative voices like Megyn Kelly, Matt Walsh, Jordan Peterson and Tucker Carlson. Find Christ-honoring voices you can resonate with. You’ll have to establish Internet connections to Free-speech platforms, particularly Rumble and Bitchute, as well as others. Use the free Roku app system to connect with many God-fearing broadcasts we’ve appreciated like “And We Know,” “Flashpoint,” “Man in America,” and Mike Lindell’s Frank Speech channel.  One of our favorite Medical freedom interview weekly broadcasts is the “The Highwire” with Del Bigtree, and there are many others like Dr Lee Merritt, The Medical Rebel, and Dr Bryan Ardis with The Dr Ardis Show.

Find trustworthy conservative daily news channels like Real America’s Voice, Redacted, Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point, and Brannon Howse’s Worldview Tube.  Hear insightful Christian leaders like Mario Murillo’s Fire Power, Lance Wallnau, and The Mel K Show .  Look up their posts and channels on YouTube and spend serious time catching up with truth-filled insights that will inspire you, equip you, and inform you with God’s perspective on what’s going on in your world and how to navigate it.

Our dangerous situation is real because doctrines of demons are out to destroy mankind

It’s especially ominous, considering the fact that through vaccination or other high-tech methods like variable frequencies, much of the population could soon become subject to transhuman experimentation where injectable nanoparticles and chips could be used to alter human behavior.

Corrupted Power is always troubled by any that dare to think and dare to question

This is not a new phenomenon, as tyrants throughout human history have censored writing and speech in order to protect their power structure.

In ancient times and not so ancient times, books were forcibly burned to keep the populace from having access to any material that was not acceptable by the throne or the current political authority.

In cases of resistance to ‘high’ authority, many were also killed by the state, and in many cases these ‘cleansings’ were targeted to the educated class, because they had the capability to think critically and express their ideas publicly. If you’re not informed about the historic period of the Reformation, start watching the historic dramas on RedeemTV.com. The period of European history beginning in the 1300s with John Huss and John Wycliffe going into the 1500s with Martin Luther and William Tyndale, is one of the most heroic periods of God’s providential guidance of human history. It makes you realize more powerfully the fact of the hand of God in human society’s experience as recorded in Acts 17 when Paul spoke about God determining the times of nations and the bounds of their habitation (Acts 17:26).

Those that held power by force of arms would never allow criticism and dissent, because that could lead to hostility and insurrection by the people.

During the totally orchestrated Covid 19 shut-down of society worldwide… known now as the fake plandemic… the details of tyranny changed some, but much was as it has always been through history.

Money, power, and control have always been the key strategies of the ruling class who would dominate mankind. But the methods to keep that power and control have changed. Instead of the sword and guillotine, propaganda and fear have become the primary tools used to fool the people into compliance. In order for propaganda to work, elimination of dissent is imperative.

Censorship plays a huge role in any effort to gain support of the masses, because without the possibility to reach the bulk of the people, the truth tellers become marginalized, and are shunned and ridiculed as troublemakers and conspiracy theorists.

The Broadest Mind Control Effort in Planet Earth’s History

The biggest censorship push in history began in force in 2020.  It was the biggest propaganda push in history, and it’s still underway.

The false flag event called the coronavirus pandemic was not about one king seeking control over his subjects, but it was about the few globalist elitists attempting to take over the entire planet. There’s no question that they are demonically inspired. Bible believers who read their Bible understand this reality better than those who are unfamiliar with the tactics of the Enemy of Humanity, called Satan in the Bible.

This is a global effort that is run by the few top claimed elites, with their tentacles of power reaching almost every country on earth through control of the banks, corporations, foundations, and the entire political class system.

Many have fought and died in order to protect free speech, but all speech continues to be under attack by the forces of evil.

If the globalists were to have their way, free speech would be lost forever.

This is the world of the Internet and computerized system saturation. Censorship today takes on a new sophisticated look through so called “fact checkers” and compliance to “community standards” but it’s meant to accomplish the same goals as in the past.

Blacklisting users, blocking content, and algorithmic manipulation allow for the state to control information. With the control of information, it’s understandable that the general public would then be easier to manipulate and keep in check.

The acceptance of tracking and tracing technology, continued isolation, vaccines capable of altering the DNA structure of individuals, chips and dyes mimicking the mark of the beast, and a continued state of fear are all intended to lead to an end of what our society has long considered the state of normalcy.

The result sought by the world’s Wealthiest Elites is a new world order, a “new normal,” totally controlled by ruling ‘experts’ claiming the ability to sustain you, protect you, meet all your needs, and eliminate your worries.

This system is called technocracy. It’s dependent on a class-segregated society, fully controlled by an upper class.

Does this sound familiar? It should. It’s what all tyrants want. But in this day and age, it will look much different.

All of this relies on a willing public

And in order to achieve that total compliance on a scale globally large, the human spirit must be broken… Love, family, emotion, responsibility, open communication, mass gatherings, and debate must all be squelched.

Once the pathetic masses accept this ruse, and acquiesce to the mandates being planned, they will be transformed into a machine-like state through technological manipulation claiming to make life easier, safer, and more convenient.

A totally digitized system is necessary in order to retain constant control. All this sounds outlandish… like a dystopian science fiction novel.  But it’s exactly what’s happening right in front of all of us.

Will Christ’s Faithful Followers Do What Past Faithful Heroes Did?

A completely new world is planned to come upon us for a limited time.  It can only happen by eliminating truth, eliminating our historical roots, and hiding all that is real and honest.  What’s left is a fantasy, but this short-lived fantasy will be deadly if it’s not successfully resisted.  Only those who, like the Pilgrims of 17th century Plymouth, are willing to form local bonds of true Ekklesia fellowship community and educate their children according to God’s Biblical truth will avoid the fate of Lot’s wife. She was consumed by her own longing for the shiny objects of this world rather than follow God’s escape route into the unknown. Abram followed God to a destination unknown that was predetermined by God alone.  And, through Jesus Christ, we’ve been given Abraham’s faith to trust God for our destination, no matter what happens in the world around us.

Seek the truth, seek honesty, ask questions, and believe nothing unless it can be personally verified. Do not allow the takeover of your lives by the monsters claiming to be your saviors.

In these controversial times, we all must prayerfully think! And think extra hard before we act. I’ll say a bit more on that in today’s bonus segment at ReclaimYourLegacy dot com.

Bonus Segment

We now know the plans of the enemies of freedom – the enemies of God.  It’s absolutely foolish for Christians (the 50% who don’t vote in elections because doing their civic, constitutional duty is somehow beneath their dignity) to think they can continue their worldly guided behavior and not be accountable to God for it. They’re assigned by Jesus to be preservative ‘salt’ to their culture. That takes deliberate effort. They’re modern-day equivalents to Ezekiel’s watchman on the wall.  They’ll be judged for their inaction when they could have prevented the destruction of their peers.

They have failed to think…

What would their family’s life be like IF BLM, Inc or Hezbollah invaded their neighborhoods?

What will they do when tyrannical bureaucrats marginalize honest citizens who conscientiously choose to opt out of arguably dangerous public health mandates?

In controversial times, we must prayerfully think! And think extra hard before we act.

You and I can’t force someone to adopt an opinion against their will. “A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still!”  Don’t even try to do it. Refuse to argue with fools who embrace death over life, license over responsibility, and promised safety over daring to risk our temporal comforts.

Only God’s Spirit Can Open Our Spiritual Eyes that have been blinded by Deception

For years we’ve been seeing publicly the open expression of ‘doctrines of demons’ – hellish teachings popularly accepted as correct for the masses. But you are a chosen generation; a distinct people for God’s own possession; to shine forth His redeeming and purifying light in the midst of darkness. So focus on truth and share it with those willing to receive it. (1 Pe 2:9 and Mark 6:11)

Just ask yourself; what is the chief aim of following Jesus?  Abundant life and knowing God intimately.

Ask; what is the chief aim of the devil?  To steal, kill and destroy.

What is the genius of the US constitution?  God is our King.  We have freedom of thought to be citizens – we the people – free to pursue a life of God’s order under a Biblically inspired nation of written laws – God’s 10 commandments. Righteous truths are eternally self-evident, teaching people to learn self-restraint. The unrighteous require external controls that can’t be enforced without draconian, anti-God restraints.

The plandemic masks and personal physical distancing rules by human governors don’t recognize “natural laws of God’s creation.” Those natural laws are so obvious, that to ignore them, becomes absurdly self-destructive.  Not only do such foolish restraints endanger humans physically amid a sea of constantly changing opinions, they dehumanize personal relationships, leading to all manner of social and mental disorders.  If you doubt the fallacies of such conclusions, take the time to watch censored research reporters like those featured on TheHighWire.com, NaturalNews.com, and HealthImpactNews.com. Be informed by honest dissenters from the mainstream.

God is giving all of us an opportunity to influence the outcome of our nation because He commanded His disciples to actually disciple the nations of the world.  And that’s possible because He proclaimed that all authority had been given to Him when Jesus resurrected. Do you honestly believe that? Then why not make every effort to participate in the process of determining the leadership of your own nation under God?  In upcoming elections, vote for freedom of conscience and the liberty to proclaim the truth of God.  You’re voting for a platform of principles, not for a personality. This is a rare opportunity in our generation. We have a crossroads before us where every vote counts. Who, in their right mind, wants to throw their vote away by either not voting or voting for a platform determined to enslave all humanity by a globalist agenda? 

Only by constant intercession for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven… for His Kingdom to invade our earthly community… for His enablement to guide us to speak the truth to enlighten the darkness… these must be our priorities in each day God gives us breath. 

 Psalm 95 promises us with consolation:

“He who teaches man knowledge—the LORD—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath. Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O LORD, and whom you teach out of your law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.  For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.” Psalm 95:10b-15

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Ref. https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/many-have-fought-and-died-in-order-to-protect-free-speech-but-the-biggest-censorship-push-in-history-is-taking-place-today/

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Only an Informed and Involved People Can be Free

Have you found yourself lately asking questions like, “How can people be so stupid?” or “How can some politicians make such foolish decisions?”

Have you talked to a government-schooled 20-something lately?  Ever ask them some simple questions about geography, or history or the constitution?

Do you think any of your friends might be puzzled about what could possibly be the root cause of the destruction of even God’s own chosen people?

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Spiritual Warfare in a Corrupt Society

God’s People are Rediscovering their Divine Legacy in such a time as this by Dennis Petersen

You’re not alone if you feel horrified by the perverse and corrupt wickedness being exposed openly in our society’s mountains of influence.

Truly, the manufactured political crisis of a highly questionable health emergency is tragic.  But God has been using it to expose unimaginable corruption and ignorance.  Now, He’s using all of it to generate awakening and repentance.  

In the post-Civil War generations, Christian pastors en masse, began failing their Biblical assignment. What’s that? Ephesians 4:12-14 tells us.  It’s for…

“…the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ…”  And that is expected to result that we would all grow up to maturity… no longer children… being tossed around by the trickery of deceitful men.

Doesn’t it make sense that should mean that the saints should all be actively prepared to disciple their own young people to be the influencers for righteousness in THIS nation?

But think of what happened.  The generation that survived the Civil War created the industrial revolution, ushering humanity into the Space Age.  It took only a century of growing, but eventually unimagined national prosperity reduced a spoiled and entitled generation to face the possible disaster of becoming another third world socialist country.

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