- Behind Prison Bars
- Bound by Chains
- Surrounded by a Wall
- Under the Iron Fist of a Dictator
No wonder Patrick Henry shouted, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
When the pilgrims set sail for America, there were no skyscrapers, big factories or interstate highways. There was only a vast wilderness; but that wilderness represented freedom!
Freedom from religious oppression and freedom from the poverty and hopelessness in Europe.
Freedom is wonderful but freedom is costly.
- Many died at sea.
- Many died from the long harsh winters.
- Many died from terrible diseases.
But they would rather die than to live in bondage.
When they came to America they didn't come to pursue business, look for oil, to find pleasure or look for adventure. Their sole purpose was to find freedom at any cost!
The only book that Christopher Columbus wrote was written in the 14th Century and 
it was entitled: "The Book of Prophecies".
In that book he writes:
"It was the Lord who put in my mind to sail from Spain to the Indies.
I could feel His hand upon me. All who heard my project rejected it with laughter and ridicule against me. There is no question that my inspiration to sail came from the Holy Ghost of God, because He comforted me with a ray of illumination from the Holy Scriptures, encouraging me to sail on till I found the country"
He said that it was the "Holy Ghost of God" that gave him the inspiration!
It is God that has put in us the desire to be free! The devil had me bound but Jesus set me free; hallelujah!
John 8:36
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
God put that desire in the heart of Christopher Columbus. All the scholars, scientists, educators and explorers of his day believed that the earth was flat! They believed that if you went far enough that you would drop off the end of the earth. But Christopher Columbus received a ray of illumination from the Holy Scriptures. It may be that he read in Isaiah 40:22 that God sits on the circle of the earth; God put it in his heart.
It was on July 4, 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was signed; be
lls began to ring and guns were fired to be heard around the world!
When the Statue of Liberty, which is almost 20 feet high, was being brought to
America, a storm came up. The captain ordered some cargo to be thrown
overboard. The sailors wanted to include the heavy statue but the captain shouted i
n the wind, "NO! Never! We'll flounder before we throw freedom away!"
We love America and we share the sentiments of William Arthur Ward:
"I believe in America.
I believe it became great because of its faith in God, its hope for independence, and its love for freedom.
I am not ashamed to take my hat off and to stand at attention when Old Glory passes by.
I do not apologize for the lump in my throat when I repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.
I am not embarrassed by the tears in my eyes when I hear the "Star Spangled Banner"
Thank God for our National Freedom; God has blessed America!
Psalm 33:12 a
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the
Lord;
SAVE THE DATE!!!
