Greeting All Heroes, Heroines, Patriots, and all Beloved Families and Friends:
Happy Independence Day! Liberty is precious to all and she makes the country rich and strong and that is why America is special to many. She was found by God Almighty. Freedom will be destroyed if we have a controlling government with a leader or a dictator who is against what is moral and biblical and if we don't speak up and do something. One person is able to do great things but a team is able to do even greater things. Freedom comes with a great price like losing your salary or even your life. Not to be boastful, I am the one who has paid a great price for Jesus. Jesus clearly says in Mark 8:35 "For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it." It is our Christian duty to fulfill the Great Commission "Go and make disciples of all nations." (Matthew 28:19). This calling is for all of us, true Christians, not just pastors. Brethren: Do not just sit around, go to work, eat your dinner, go here and there happily, fulfill your basic duties, and pretend nothing happened like a common people without Christ Jesus, courage, and power of God.
All authority has been given to Jesus as well as His disciples, you and I (Read Matthew 28:18, John 1:12, and Luke 10:19, 20). Jesus in Luke 10:19, 20 says "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Do you believe and trust God and His Word or someone you know, a mere human being? We think we have freedom but we actually are controlled by the government and the sins; this July 4 is to remind us our traditional moral values and biblical principles upon which our country was found. We must fight together for the sake of our freedom. Let's pray and act justly! Support freedom with your finances, your talents and spiritual gifts, your voice, and your other actions. I pray for you.
http://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/imgs/SD29/2013/july/Senator_Huff_4th_Of_July_070113.htm
(Thanks to California's 29th District Senator, Bob Huff for July 4 celebration locations for the cities.)
http://cssrc.us/web/29/multimedia.aspx?media=3121
(Video Greeting By Senator Bob Huff and his wife, Mei Mei Huff with also July 4 event information)
http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=133193
http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=82
(Links sent by Pastor Chris Clark of Pastors' Rapid Response Team; he wrote "(This July 4)......a great opportunity to talk, even briefly, about our country, the vision of our founders, and the importance, now more than ever, of standing strong for the Christian principles that have made us the greatest country on earth in the subsequent 237 years since our Declaration of Independence was signed. David Barton is a great friend and he has some excellent resources on his Wall Builders website.")
It is not our freedom of committing sin or tolerating evils for we then become a slave to sin. Jesus answered in John 8:34 “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin." Romans 6:19-21 "For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death." People are deceived and think that doing bad and immoral things is acceptable because we all have freedom to do whatever we like. Well, if that is the case, murdering is acceptable then for someone who likes to murder. See what I mean? People can be so blinded and out of their mind. I am sad to see how some people look at things so wrongly. May God reveal the truth to them by His mercy.
Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation
Current Age: 93 - from a man the media has never been able to throw dirt on.....He has certainly hit the "world" on the head! This man sure has a good view of what is happening to our country! (Thanks Minister Aurupee for forwarding it to us)
'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from sin and set us free. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen!'
With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we once again can be called 'One Nation under God!'
May God's grace be upon you and your family! John 8:36 "Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed."
In Liberty of Jesus Christ,
Esther, servant of all | 
