Declaration of Dependence on God 7-4-05

Good morning, Lord Jesus. As best as I can, I bring my heart and my life under God, in humility before You as my Creator. ... On July 4, 1776, the representatives of the people of our land declared their independence to become a sovereign nation. Yet in declaring their sovereignty as a nation, they also declared Your sovereignty over them. The final sentence of their Declaration of Independence proclaimed to all the world: "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance upon the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortune, and our sacred honor." You are Divine Providence, our Creator and God, worthy of our firm reliance upon Your protection and provision of all people in all nations, who humble themselves before You as a people of nations under God. "All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before Him. For dominion belongs to the Lord, and He rules over the nations" (Psalm 22.27-28). Though You give us the freedom to choose to seek You and to know You, You desire that we humbly and faithfully use that freedom. As we do, You will lead us to Yourself and call us to acknowledge You as You are. "Be still and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth" (Psalm 46.10). As You are exalted, we bow down before You in humility, obedience, and faith as a nation under God. "God is King over the nations; God sits on His holy throne" (Psalm 48.7). As our forefathers modeled before us, we need not force one another to forgo the freedom to come to know You as You lead; but we can still acknowledge You as our Creator and God, our Divine Providence. Your Holy Spirit will lead us all into Your truth and into Your arms if we will seek You. "When you search for Me, you will find Me, if you seek Me with all your heart" (Jeremiah 29.13). As we are searching and seeking, let us do so humbly. Let our declaration of independence from the tyranny of the world be also a declaration of our dependence upon the God of heaven and earth. Then we will find favor and grace under the hand of Your Divine Providence. "Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen as His heritage" (Psalm 33.12). In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Be encouraged this day! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays To subscribe/unsubscribe please send a note to me at Messiah Ministries -- "preparing the way of the Lord" -- MessiahMin@aol.com Our mailing address: 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502. God bless you!