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Religious Freedom

July 4, 2013

Fear God and honor the government.
–1 Peter 2:17 (TLB)

On this Independence Day we should be on our knees thanking God for all He has given us. The United States is a country in which everyone has an equal opportunity. Thank God for a country where there is no caste or class to keep a man from going to the top. If a man has a will to work and study, he can go ahead regardless of his background. In addition, thank God, He has given us freedom of religion. Whatever you may believe, no one can close your church because your religion does not coincide with his. A few people meeting in a small, out-of-the-way shack, worshiping God as they believe in Him, have the same right to religious freedom as the people who worship God in the great cathedrals on the avenues of our greatest cities.

Prayer for the day

Thank You, God, for allowing me to live in the greatest, grandest, and most free land the world has ever known.

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20 Comments

Adam says 7.4.2012, 11:37 p.m.

Have mercy on the USA God, we need you now more than ever.

Bert says 7.4.2012, 4:41 p.m.

I belive that God will Bless America if we as children of God will bend our Spiritual knees and petition Him to bring a Holy Ghost Revival to our nation.

Annie says 7.4.2012, 3:37 p.m.

LORD, I thank You for all the blessing this Great Nation received from You! LORD, we pray let a mighty breath of the Holy Spirit come upon this Great Nation, revive this Nation again, restore this Nation to its greatness spiritually again, Amen.....!

M. says 7.4.2012, 12:46 a.m.

To Rich who posted earlier: I am praying for you. God is on your side, trust in Him. His angels are around you watching over you. "Lo, I am with you always, even until the end of the world." - God's promise to you. Don't despair, God loves you :)

bitrus says 7.4.2012, 12:45 a.m.

Thanks 4 keeping d country. Thank you BILLY GRAHAM

Bonnie says 7.4.2012, 11:58 a.m.

I pray for a Revival , a awakening for America!! A turning back to HIM

Peter says 7.4.2012, 10:38 a.m.

John 8:31,32,36 Jesus said to those Jews who believed in Him, "If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free....Therefore if the Son makes you free you shall be free indeed.

Steve says 7.4.2012, 10:32 a.m.

Having lived most of our adult lives overseas makes Dr. Graham's observation even more powerful. May God bless our country with His presence and true revival.

Kay says 7.4.2012, 10:17 a.m.

First of all I want to thank God for people like Billy Graham who has spent their life spreading the Word of God. May we the people stayed joined together fighting to keep God in everything we do. With out God I can do nothing.

Virginia says 7.4.2012, 10:14 a.m.

I give thanks for men like Billy Graham and his son Franklin That have given most of thier lives to telling the world about Jesus,,,,and am thankful that I was born in a country where we are free to worship God,, God Bless America

vicky says 7.4.2012, 07:41 a.m.

may we humble ourselves and be mindful of God's grace and mercy in our lives.

Nan says 7.4.2012, 06:53 a.m.

I pray that in this important election year that God will bless us with the right man to lead our country and that we will continue to have the freedoms that we have all enjoyed as a nation.

Sue says 7.4.2012, 06:21 a.m.

Thank You Lord for all of the blessings you have giving to the USA. I pray that you be with all of our soldiers that have helped keep the USA free. Let the world obey your words only so we will be pleasing and obeying YOU!

Gerry says 7.4.2012, 02:54 a.m.

God blesses countries that bless God. The hard lessons of nations that turned their back on God can easily be found in scripture . Pray fervently that America will hold fast to the Godly Principles that made her great.

Mary says 7.4.2011, 11:53 p.m.

GOD can destroy a country who does not believe and honor him.Just read the Bible and it will tell you!I pray this country USA will bring GOD back as it was when I was a young person growing up!!! We have taken GOD out of a lot of thing in our IN GOD WE TRUST COUNTRY! Pray for the USA!

Sova says 7.4.2011, 10:57 a.m.

GOD Bless America! In JESUS name, I pray.

Terri says 7.4.2011, 09:34 a.m.

Thank you Billy for this devotional. This is the grandest country in the world. We are so blessed here as Christians to have all these freedoms. It breaks my heart to see and hear Americans criticize our country, yes it has faults (mostly human) but it's still great and we need to appreciate it. God and Country - two things to be grateful for every moment.

Rich says 7.4.2011, 08:51 a.m.

Please Lord let good happen to me this week. I am at the point of despair

Gerry says 7.4.2011, 07:08 a.m.

I pray that God will continue to bless America ...............

samson says 7.4.2011, 04:19 a.m.

Yes Lord Jesus Christ has blessed America and nay we fear God and obey His commands.

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