Morning by Morning, July 3, 2026 – America at 250 Years: May We Continue to “Ask the Assistance of Heaven”
Good morning, Lord Jesus. King of kings and Lord of lords, in all the earth and in my heart, I turn to You to call on Your name to begin my day. …
“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain” (Psalm 127:1).
Tomorrow on July 4th, our nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—the declaration of the birth of our nation, the United States of America. I’m reflecting on many of the prayers, proclamations, and speeches surrounding those early days of our nation’s birth.
One speech that especially stirs my heart is the passionate call to prayer offered in humility, faith, and remembrance of You by one of our Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, at the Constitutional Convention a few years later. He quoted Psalm 127 from the Word of God as the foundation for his plea to the political leaders of our young nation:
“We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that ‘except the Lord build the House, they labour in vain that build it.’ 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….”
“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?… Let us daily… ask the assistance of Heaven.”
Yes, Lord. Now 250 years later—after two and a half centuries of our nation’s life—having made many mistakes, yet also repenting, learning, and continuing to seek to be the nation You’ve called us to be. Let us continue to pursue the vision You’ve placed in our hearts to be one nation under God, the home of the brave and the land of the free. Above all, let us continue to turn to You. For You are the God who raises up nations and brings down nations (Daniel 2:21; Acts 17:26). And as Your Word declares, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 33:12).
Through both triumph and failure, we are always desperately in need of Your assistance. Let us continue to “ask the assistance of Heaven.” Let us never forget that we are daily, desperately dependent upon the assistance of Heaven.
In the words of the Psalmist, may this be the prayer of our nation:
“Whom have (we) in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that (we) desire besides You. (Our) flesh and (our) heart fail; But God is the strength of (our) heart and (our) portion forever.
“For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.
“But it is good for (us) to draw near to God; (We) have put (our) trust in the Lord God, That (we) may declare all Your works” (Psalm 73:25-28).
Yes, Lord. On behalf of our nation, and with the heart of those in every tribe and tongue and people and nation who seek Your face in humility and prayer and faith, let it be so. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
My friend, may you continue to turn to God, for yourself and for your nation, and ask the assistance of Heaven for America and every nation, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! God bless America! And you have a great day!
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