Holy Ghost Dependence Day

David Copeland July 4, 2007 6:54 am

Jeremiah 33:1-8
Jer 33:1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
Jer 33:2 Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD [is] his name;
Jer 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Jer 33:4 For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;
Jer 33:5 They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but [it is] to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
Jer 33:6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Jer 33:7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
Jer 33:8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.

As we celebrate our nation's Birthday today, may we take some time to make this scripture our cry and mark of obedience! Let us call on the Lord again, not simply to material blessings, but for His mercy and His grace to be poured out on us again on High!

There will always be those among us who are determined to separate us from all influence of God and the Power of the Holy Ghost: may we this day, not simply remember the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but may we who fear God and love Him with all our hearts, renew our dependence on Him and Him alone!!!

Because if the whole truth was known (and it was written in my history book when I was a kid), America is alive today because our forefathers depended on The Holy Spirit to guide the affairs of the Commonwealth in it's early days and prayed we would never lose our dependence on Him!

Happy Holy Ghost Dependence Day!