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Vote on Election Day
The Power of One By Susan D. Brandenburg |
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In 1783, General George Washington refused to be crowned King of the United States of America. Instead, he resigned his commission with the statement that the United States was now a respectable nation under God and that his job was done. Washington’s resignation underscored his unshakable belief in the majesty of God and country – not man. On February 4, 1789, the electoral vote for first President of the United States showed George Washington to be the unanimous choice of the people. The freedom we share today as citizens of the United States of America was won on the bloody battlefields of Brandywine, Germantown, Yorktown and Valley Forge and preserved by the wisdom of one - our first president. The freedom we share today as Christians was won with the blood of one - Jesus Christ. As Christian citizens of this grand nation, we know the power of one. Each one of us has received the greatest gift ever given. Each one of us has the privilege and the duty to use that gift for the good of all mankind. On election day, the world will be watching as Americans go to the polls to elect a new president. Is your one vote important? In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed. In 1776, one vote gave America the English language instead of the French language. In 1876, one vote gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency of the United States. In 1934, one vote gave Adolf Hitler leadership of the Nazi party. In his 1825 Inaugural Address, John Quincy Adams said: "Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." On election day, will you help the Lord keep the city? In this blessed family of God, each one of us has been elected to let our light shine before men so that they may see our good works and glorify our Father in Heaven (Matthew 5:16). On election day, will you let your light shine?
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