Psalm 37:29 “The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.”

On March 22, 1775, Connecticut’s Governor Jonathan Trumball proclaimed April 19, 1775 as a day of prayer and fasting. His calling included the following:

“God would graciously pour out His Holy Spirit on us to bring us to a thorough repentance and effectual reformation that our iniquities may not be our ruin; that He would restore, preserve and secure the liberties of this and all the other British American colonies, and make the land a mountain of Holiness, and habitation of righteousness forever.”

Indeed, Massachusetts’ neighbor had committed to pray for liberty on the very day that the revolutionary war began. They prayed for a pouring out of God’s Spirit. They prayed for repentance. They prayed for reformation. They prayed for restoration and preservation. They prayed that this would be a land of holiness and righteousness forever.

Today, may we pray for a pouring out of God’s Spirit. May we pray for repentance. May we pray for reformation. May we pray for restoration and preservation. May we pray that this would be a land of holiness and righteousness forever.

PLEASE PRAY FAITHFULLY FOR THIS LAND! This independent nation started out in prayer. May we faithfully return to a legacy of prayer so that we can dwell in a land of righteousness forever.

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