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The Cost Was Real. So Was the Vision for America.
Before fireworks lit the sky ... faith lit the way.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Kingdom Watchman, thank you for standing on your post. Your resolve is shaping and steering history.
This issue … we reclaim the bold, upside-down strategy of Kingdom Asymmetry. It still wins battles today.
⬇️ P.S. — Answered prayers at the Supreme Court
On July 3, 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail
The Cost Was Real. So Was the Vision for America.
The war had begun. Blood had already been spilled in Massachusetts. The Declaration hadn’t yet been signed. Only approved. The founders were marked men. Treason carried a death sentence. ☠️
Still, John Adams saw something …
On July 3, 1776, he wrote to his wife, Abigail, from Philadelphia. With the future flowing from his pen, he laid out how Independence Day should be remembered.
I was not only a political milestone, but as a spiritual one.
“The Second Day of July 1776 [the day Congress voted for independence] will be the most memorable Epocha in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the GREAT ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL. It ought to be commemorated, as the DAY OF DELIVERANCE by solemn ACTS OF DEVOTION TO GOD ALMIGHTY. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.”
Before fireworks lit the sky ... faith lit the way.
“A Day of Deliverance.”
Adams didn’t just call for a party. He called for devotion. For recognizing the HAND OF PROVIDENCE. For remembering the cost, and the source of our liberty.
This is more than celebration. It’s covenant memory. We forget this at our peril.
The early American soul was shaped by prayer, dependence on God, and gratitude. Before the smoke of fireworks ever filled the air … the smoke of sacrifice and intercession rose from the hearts of a people crying out for true freedom.
This is the spirit we recover.
Not just with flags and food, but with deep reverence and intercession.
🗝️ Kingdom prayer key
Fitted out. “Finally, brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this age, and spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” (Ephesians 6.10-13 NKJV)
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Pray American DNA
Each generation needs to rediscover America’s DNA.
We can draw on America's founding prayers, covenants, documents, and early experiences as "prayer architecture" for today. Adapt the prayer language below to your prayer voice as the Holy Spirit leads.
“A Day of Deliverance”
🎆 A Day of Deliverance. Wake us up, Lord. Let our remembrance be more than celebration. Let it be worship. Let it be repentance. Let it be a return.
🛡️ Providential protection over July 4th celebrations this weekend. Lord, we ask for Your providential hand over every July 4th celebration across our nation. Expose every hidden threat. Suppress every plan of violence or terror. Let peace reign in our cities and communities. Be our shield and defender.
🏛️ Supreme Court. Lord Over All, thank You for Your wisdom being exalted at the Supreme Court and for answering our prayers for these cases. Thank You for these decisions protecting children, upholding life, religious freedom, parental rights and the executive branch’s constitutional authority. We give all glory to You, Lord God. In Jesus Name, Amen. (from Intercessors for America)
🦅 As you pray, tune in to the Father’s heart. Watch for the sharp prayer edges He brings to the surface in the Spirit. Leave “white space” in prayer for improvisation.
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Brian Del Turco
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