Independence Day, July 4, 2016

INDEPENDENCE DAY, July 4, 2016

Dear Father in Heaven: Please help me this day. I give You all praise and honor for forgiving us of our sins. I love You, Jesus, and I give thanks and pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

Brothers and sisters, this is an updated writing from 2015 and 2015 and some things have been added or adjusted for time from then to now. But for the most part it is from my past writings. Please pray for Dolores and also me. I love all of you. Pastor Dan

Independence Day: July 4, 2016: Happy Birthday, America: 240 years old

Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters, and Happy Independence Day. Today we are truly ONE NATION UNDER GOD and I love it, don't you?

America, One Nation Under God, from its fields of rich earth, filled with lots of good things to eat, from its mountains filled with beautiful trees and lots and lots of wildlife, with fresh springs feeding into streams, then into creeks and into mighty rivers and then our oceans, all filled with lots of fish and such to eat.

America, One Nation Under God, where large cities have been built, and small towns still strive, where Andy can still be sheriff after all these yeas. From factories that build cars and trucks to offices that house doctors and nurses, you get the picture or at least you should.

America, One Nation Under God, where folks of all sizes and colors have come together to live. Sort of reminds me of that song I learned in Bible School. Red and yellow, black and white, they are special in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world. And you can find God's children from all over the world calling America home. I am one of those kids born in America who loves this country.

America, One Nation Under God, and He blessed us well. We could survive on what God has given this country and would not need to bring in anything from other countries if we cared to do that. We would also have enough left over to help other countries who either don't have things to eat or would sooner fight each other than learn to grow their own food.

America, a country that only could be built by God, but needed so many men and women to keep her free.

America, on this Independence Day, 2016, I would like to say thank you to all those who have served in our military from the beginning to this day. Brave men and women who fought in battle or supported those who did. My daddy, who did not go into the military, but gave up his teaching job during WW2 to make tires for airplanes. Some people say today that our veterans are getting few and far between, and that is NOT SO. The fact is we have many veterans, some of whom have lost their arms and/or legs fighting in the wars we are in right now. Some of these veterans are just 18 years old! Some are in their 90's or even older. And some gave their lives!

America, One Nation Under God,and I wish to thank God this day for my personal freedom, for God, through our Lord Jesus Christ gave me that, and NO ONE, I SAID NO ONE CAN TAKE IT AWAY. My Salvation is sealed with the Blood of our Lord Jesus that was shed on The Cross. Is yours?

America, One Nation Under God, and today I want to thank all of the fine men and women of today's Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy, also the Merchant Marines who carried the supplies. I wish to thank the fine men and women of our reserve units, the 28th and 193rd and others from this area.

America, One Nation Under God, and today I would like to thank all of those people who work to support those warriors of America. Let me start with the families of our military,  and then move on to those who work hard on the military bases, like those in our area. Those who work and study at the Army War College in Carlisle, PA. And those who work at the Army and Navy supply depots in our area. Also those who work and train at Fort Indiantown Gap. I also want to thank the men and women who work at Military hospitals all over the country and pray that service would improve. I want to thank ladies like Sharon Saylor and Dolores Lehman who refer to each other as Navy and Air Force. Both retired, but out of respect Dolores calls Sharon "Navy" as she is a Navy veteran, and she calls my wife "Air Force" as Dolores served our country in the Air Force and the 193rd.

America, One Nation Under God, where a few, just a few of the people who are free because of God and all of our military, want to have the name of God removed from our Pledge to our Flag. Folks, look back up over the list, for if it were not for God, there would be no America, none, and if it were not for the men and women of our military over the years, we might be speaking another language. MIGHT? Might nothing, we would be!

America, One Nation Under God, where each day hundreds of people are trying to sneak in and others are trying to kill us out of rage for what we have and have protected, and yes, what we give away to others And it is getting worse each passing day.

America, One Nation Under God, only in America where a young Army Major named David would stop and check in on us on his way from Carlisle to Fort Indiantown Gap to say thank you to us for helping the needy and to say thank you to me and others for the things he learned in Vacation Bible School where I met this Major.

AMERICA, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, look around you today and maybe just right now take time to say: THANK YOU, GOD, FOR AMERICA AND THANK YOU GOD, FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE PROTECTED IT. Please remember the police and firefighters who keep us safe on the homefront and those Merchant Marines who transport the goods to our warriors.

AMERICA, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, where you can STILL PRAY OUT LOUD, even when some people want to change it to a silent prayer. Say it with me, please. THANK YOU, FATHER!!

AMERICA, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, Stand up for her or if you don't like it, I invite you to leave. No one is holding you back. Get out if you don't like it, and I dare you to find a place that is better. And after you have been to any other country in the world, please write and tell me if it is better or if not, I invite you BACK TO AMERICA, ONE NATION UNDER GOD. Welcome Home!!!

AMERICA, ONE NATION UNDER GOD. YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND FOREVER, AS LONG AS WE STAY ONE NATION UNDER GOD. For when the time comes we trash God too much, no military, not even the best of the best, our United States military will be able to protect us from the "WRATH OF GOD" and I think we get close to that on some days. People shooting up churches trying to cause race to come against race. Kids shooting each other in our cities and even Sheriff Andy, if in major cities would need to wear body armor and carry a gun today.

AMERICA, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, I LOVE YOU, LORD, I LOVE YOU, JESUS, AND YES, I LOVE YOU, AMERICA. And I love all of you.

Why not stop now and sing "God Bless America." You should know the words.

Pastor Daniel W. Lehman: Independence Day 2016.

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