The Time Has Come!

I love this song, and I think it more than appropriate to think on it as we roll into Independence Day weekend. It makes me want to dance and celebrate and praise God all the live long day!

"What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the LORD our God is near us whenever we pray to him?" Deuteronomy 4:7

I'm really looking forward to our weekend. We'll be heading out tonight to spend time with family for the weekend. This is always one of our favorite weekends of the year, as we get to reconnect with extended family who we only see once a year. This year we'll also get the added blessing of spending time with my grandparents, and to me that is always extra precious.

So as you go into this celebratory weekend, I just want to remind everyone to not be fooled by the commercial aspect of Independence Day. It's one of the two holidays that our whole country celebrates because it supposedly doesn't have any "religious" connotation to it. But let's remember that our country was founded so that we could have the freedom to worship The Almighty God. Wars have been fought, both on and off our soil to ensure that this freedom is ongoing. We can remember the fallen heroes, and the great presidents of the past who kept their focus on heaven and what God's desire for this country is. Let's remember to love God with all we have this weekend, and thank him for this truly beautiful and remarkable country we live in.

Be blessed this weekend, and may you be filled with the joy of the Lord.