{"id":18446,"date":"2026-02-10T21:27:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=18446"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:27:54","slug":"250-years-rededicating-america-intercessors-for-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=18446","title":{"rendered":"250 Years: Rededicating America – Intercessors for America"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week, at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump stood on stage and issued an official proclamation declaring 2026 a \u201cYear of Celebration and Rededication.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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This statement filled me with such joy and excitement for being part of a country that is determined to rededicate itself to the One who made and saved us\u00a0and\u00a0the One whose\u00a0Word our nation was founded upon.\u00a0250 years later, and our\u00a0President is\u00a0not only celebrating our nation but recognizing at whose hand we have relied upon for its success and longevity\u2014and giving thanks.\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0applaud President Trump for being bold in his words and actions around this concept.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

The\u00a0call\u00a0to rededicate our nation \u201cunder God\u201d resonates deeply with\u00a0intercessors\u00a0who understand that America\u2019s moral strength has always depended on acknowledging the sovereignty of the Almighty;\u00a0that our nation is fundamentally built on the\u00a0model of God\u2019s Word and the\u00a0grace and mercy of\u00a0our Redeemer.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

1 Thessalonians\u00a0teaches,\u00a0\u201cIn all circumstances give thanks.\u201d\u00a0This command invites us to celebrate our proud history\u00a0as Americans, reflect on God\u2019s abundant blessings, pray for our country and our people, and renew our commitment to walk as one nation under God.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

This is especially relevant in today\u2019s America, where divisiveness is everywhere, where the smallest things become the biggest political minefields. We live in an age where the enemy truly prowls like a lion around our holy places, waiting for the opportunity to strike.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Now is the time to give thanks, now is the time to be grateful to our\u00a0Father.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Gratitude\u00a0for believers\u00a0is not passive; it shapes the humility and courage needed to sustain a righteous cause.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Our founders understood this\u00a0concept\u00a0well\u00a0and applied it.\u00a0Just weeks before declaring independence, the Second Continental Congress ordered a day of \u201cfasting, humiliation and prayer,\u201d asking God to pardon \u201call our manifold sins and transgressions\u201d and to \u201cestablish the peace and freedom of America upon a solid and lasting foundation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Later, in the very heart of the Revolutionary War, they declared it\u00a0\u201cthe indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Their appeals were not ceremonial\u2014they sprang from a belief that national survival depended on divine guidance.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Today, that same truth endures. Human dignity, liberty, and purpose originate not in government but in God. The goodness of our cause relies on aligning ourselves with His will. As we reflect on this sacred moment, we recommit ourselves to prayer, thanksgiving, and faithful stewardship\u2014for the sake of our nation and the unborn generations whose futures rest in our hands.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0unite in\u00a0prayer that\u00a0God would do\u00a0a great work\u00a0in our country as we join our President in rededicating our nation to the Lord.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Read the proclamation the President made\u00a0below, and\u00a0pray that God would be glorified and that our nation would be spiritually\u00a0invigorated by rededicating our nation to\u00a0\u201cthe\u00a0laws of nature and nature\u2019s God.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

On January 1, 2026, the United States began our year-long commemoration of an important milestone in the history of our country:\u00a0 250 years of American freedom and independence.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

Two and a half centuries ago, on July 4, 1776, thousands of years\u2019 worth of wisdom, philosophy, and culture were brought together in Philadelphia where delegates to the Second Continental Congress gathered to declare the birth of a new nation \u2014 \u201cconceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal\u201d \u2014 and, in so doing, launched the single greatest force for goodness, justice, prosperity, and human flourishing the world has ever known.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

As we celebrate the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we acknowledge with gratitude and pride that July 4, 1776, represents the most seminal political event in all of human history.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

Unlike other nations, America\u2019s Founding was rooted in the belief that every man, woman, and child is \u201cendowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.\u201d<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

This conviction, enshrined in our Declaration of Independence, and indelibly etched upon every American heart, remains the bedrock of our government and the crown jewel of Western civilization.\u00a0 For 250 years, the burning flame of liberty has been passed down from one generation to the next, and has carried our Nation and our people to heights that our Founding Fathers could have never dreamed.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

Guided by the example of Founding Fathers like George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and other American patriots who helped light the torch of liberty in 1776, let us ask our Creator to bless America, free our Nation and our people from all threats to our safety and happiness, and to guide our actions for the security and common good of all Americans.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

This year, we honor and cherish the generations of pioneers, warriors, statesmen, preachers, inventors, risk-takers, workers, and heroes whose unwavering commitment to the promise of freedom gave rise to the greatest Republic ever created.\u00a0 Today and throughout this year, I call on every American to celebrate this triumph of the American spirit, and to rededicate themselves to the sacred cause of liberty and justice for all.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

The Bible teaches: \u201cIn all circumstances give thanks.\u201d\u00a0 As such, it is fitting that we mark this special year as a unique occasion to celebrate our proud history, reflect on our abundant blessings, pray for our country and our people, and rededicate ourselves as one Nation under God.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

From the earliest days of our national story, reflection and thanksgiving have been central to our character, identity, and destiny.\u00a0 Just weeks before declaring independence, the Second Continental Congress ordered a day of \u201cfasting, humiliation and prayer,\u201d petitioning God \u201cto pardon all our manifold sins and transgressions\u201d and to \u201cestablish the peace and freedom of America, upon a solid and lasting foundation.\u201d\u00a0 Later, in the heart of the Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress declared it \u201cthe indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God.\u201d<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

In the sweltering summer of 1776, the promise of Freedom moved our ancestors to break with a tyrannical empire, issue the Declaration of Independence, and go on to overcome every hardship to establish a Republic like no other.\u00a0 It is this unwavering spirit of courage, faith and patriotism that propelled Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride, and that later inspired some of the world\u2019s greatest men to pledge their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to build a new nation.\u00a0 It is this spirit that led General George Washington to persevere at Valley Forge; inspired Davy Crockett to make his last stand at the Alamo; sustained settlers on the Oregon Trail; held the bloody ridges of Gettysburg; set slavery on a path to worldwide extinction; roused a generation of young men to conquer tyranny and communism overseas; and carried our beautiful Stars and Stripes to the face of the moon.\u00a0 To this very day, it is this American spirit that lives on in the hearts, minds, and souls of every patriot \u2014 and inspires every new generation of American citizens to reach further and aim higher.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

When the Second Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, General George Washington issued General Orders to his army.\u00a0 In words that have echoed throughout history, he wrote: \u201cThe fate of unborn Millions will now depend, under God, on the Courage and Conduct of this army\u2026 Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble Actions.\u201d<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

Today, too, we pray that our noble cause continues to be guided by the hand of providence and the grace of God \u2014 and that the fire of freedom will forever burn brightly in the heart of every American.\u00a0 Above all, this year, we pray and endeavor that the triumph of the American spirit and the glorious truths expressed in our Declaration of Independence will shine more radiantly than ever before.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 2026 as a Year of Celebration and Rededication.\u00a0 I call on every American to reflect upon and celebrate the wisdom and deeds of the heroes of our Founding who made the miracle of America possible.\u00a0 I call on parents to teach their children about America\u2019s inspiring history, heritage, and heroes.\u00a0 I invite the world to come to our shores to experience the splendor, warmth, and hospitality of America.\u00a0 And I encourage all Americans \u2014 including businesses, churches, families, and the military \u2014 to observe this year, reflecting on the blessings our Nation has received, with appropriate programs, ceremonies, concerts, celebrations, and activities in their homes, schools, work, communities, military bases, and houses of worship.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

DONALD J. TRUMP<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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(David Kubal is the CEO and President of IFA. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)
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