MONDAY February 12, 2024
Lincoln’s Birthday
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance.
Psalm 33:12
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809. He later was elected the 16th President of the United States in 1861. Interestingly, Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican to win the Presidency over an immensely divided Democratic Party. He won, despite only receiving forty percent of the popular votes.
Abraham Lincoln hoped that he would be used by God to bring a divided nation together under one Union, the Constitution, and the freedoms for which the people had endured such a great civil struggle. On February 21, 1861, in his speech to the New Jersey Senate, President Lincoln said:
“…I am exceedingly anxious that this Union, the Constitution, and the liberties of the people shall be perpetuated in accordance with the original idea for which that struggle was made, and I shall be most happy indeed if I shall be an humble instrument in the hands of the Almighty, and of this, his almost chosen people, for perpetuating the object of that great struggle.”
Today in America, we are once again a divided people. In this election year, I challenge all believers in Christ to vote for righteousness. Whether Democrat or Republican, you have to consider what each party’s platform stands for. Do they advocate for abortion? Are they pushing wokeism, socialism, and communism? Do they approve of such things as transgender surgeries that mutilate our young children?
We need to pray for our great country. Why not vote for a President who loves America and its freedom-loving people. It is important for our children and grandchildren that we uphold the Constitution, our Country’s freedoms, and Christian liberties. Consider all the men and women who have fought and died to keep our nation free.
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
~Abraham Lincoln~
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