As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our great Nation, we are invited to pause and remember the divine foundation upon which America was built. Our Founding Fathers boldly declared that every human being is endowed by God, not government, with three sacred rights: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. These rights endure because truth endures, and truth is not crafted by human hands. It is created by God, revealed to the human heart, and entrusted to every generation to protect.
This is why our judicial system still requires witnesses to swear before God to tell the truth. Our founders understood that truth is not a political instrument, it is a moral obligation. It binds conscience, shapes character, and safeguards freedom. They warned us that government must never become the bastion of truth, because when institutions claim ownership of truth, freedom withers and tyranny grows. Truth belongs to God for the good of His people, formed in conscience, strengthened by faith, and lived out in daily responsibility.
The Law of Applied Truth reminds us that we can only do three things with the truth: Learn it, Profess it, and Live it. We are commissioned to do all three, because society depends on truth to solve its problems. When citizens learn the truth, they grow wise. When they profess the truth, they strengthen others. When they live the truth, they transform their communities. But when truth is neglected, or worse, surrendered to political power, nations falter.
A free nation depends on citizens who seek fairness, not forced equality. Forced equality demands control; fairness demands virtue. And virtue is born from love, Love of God, Love of Neighbor, and Love of Self. These three loves unlock the power of citizenship.
- Love of God grounds us in what is right.
- Love of Neighbor calls us to serve with humility and compassion.
- Love of Self reminds us that dignity is a gift from God, not the government.
A people who embraces these three loves naturally do what Christ taught: do what is right, do it to the best of their ability, and treat others as they themselves wish to be treated. This is the soil in which freedom grows. This is the character that sustains a republic. And this is the spiritual strength that prevents truth from being surrendered to any earthly authority.
As America enters its 250th year, we are called to rise again, not as a divided people, but as a brave people, rooted in truth and guided by faith. If we learn the truth, profess the truth, and live the truth, then America will remain what she was always meant to be: the land of the free, where God-given dreams can still come true.
If this is my last post, I want all to know there was only one purpose for all that I have written; to have made a positive difference in the lives of others.
Anthony “Tony” Boquet, Solutionary, author of “The Bloodline of Wisdom, The Awakening of a Modern Solutionary” and “The Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, A Devotional Timeline”
