As Christians living in America, the intersection of our faith and our national identity plays a significant role in how we interpret the times and the world around us. Pastor Troy Brewer, in a powerful message, urged believers to take a bold stand—not only for the nation but for the advancement of God’s kingdom.
“I want to tell you, it’s really important to stand with your people. It’s one of the ways that we bring the Kingdom. I really do believe that,” Brewer says. “The Lord has placed me in a certain place at a certain time and I need to do my part to make sure that everything around me looks a little bit more like heaven than it looks like hell.”
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Brewer points out that the founding of the United States was not only a political or cultural event but one deeply rooted in Scripture. One of the most iconic symbols of American freedom—the Liberty Bell—bears a powerful biblical inscription.
Brewer highlights Leviticus 25:10, which is engraved on the Liberty Bell and reads: “…proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all the inhabitants.”
“The reason it’s called the Liberty Bell is simply because of Leviticus 25:10,” Brewer says. “All of that [is] making a prophetic declaration and sending out a sound of liberty.”
More than just a symbolic gesture, Brewer believes the placement of this Scripture was a prophetic act, tied to the very location of the bell itself.
“It happened in a place called Philadelphia,” Brewer says. “You know about the church of Philadelphia, right? He says, ‘Behold, I set before you an open door that no man can shut.’”
This reference comes from Revelation 3:7–8, where the Lord addresses the church in Philadelphia with a promise of divine opportunity and protection:
“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens, says these things: I know your works. Look! I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it. For you have a little strength, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.’”
This message to the church of Philadelphia reflects a spiritual legacy that mirrors America’s own origins—liberty proclaimed in a place named for faithful endurance. It underscores how God was present at the nation’s birth and continues to be at work today.
Yet, the formation of this new nation was not without great cost. Brewer reminds us that liberty required courage, sacrifice and resolve.
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“The Declaration of Independence was the birth certificate of our great nation, but it was also a death warrant when they signed it,” Brewer says. “It was a solemn, holy moment that when they put their signatures on that piece of paper they knew, ‘man, my life will never ever ever be the same again.’”
As we celebrate the birth of America, may we also recognize the spiritual significance woven into its foundations. Let us carry that same boldness as we walk through the open doors God places before us—bringing heaven to earth in our time and place.
Prepared by Charisma Media Staff.
