When America’s Constitution was being debated at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, Founding Father Benjamin Franklin reportedly said, “The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see that God governs in the affairs of men.” President Ronald Reagan once stated, “If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”
Absent any unforeseen national catastrophe and as a result of God’s grace and mercy, America will joyfully celebrate its 250-year birthday on July 4, 2026. Receiving God’s grace entails getting what one does not deserve, and receiving His mercy entails not getting what one does deserve.
America’s semiquincentennial celebration undoubtedly will require much early planning and thoughtful consideration of different events and festivities to take place over the course of July 4, 2026, and perhaps during the few days prior to the 4th. Hence, the need to begin planning soon for the important event suggested herein.
- medical mutilation of thousands of America’s youth;
- massive moral decay and financial corruption of many of the nation’s people and leaders;
- efforts to destroy God’s plan for traditional two-parent families;
- murder of hundreds of thousands of unborn babies;
- failure of many pastors and worship leaders to teach about God’s justice and wrath for unconfessed and unrepentant sin but only teach about His love and forgiveness.
- praise God for His holiness, goodness, and faithfulness;
- confess America’s many sins;
- humbly pray for God’s forgiveness of these sins;
- express sincere thanks for God’s blessings on America;
- pray for God’s continued blessings on the nation.