Dedicated to the King of Kings – A Message from the Chancellor

An invitation to rededicate our nation to God

America’s history is founded on more than the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Nearly 170 years earlier, in 1607, the first English settlers landed on the shore of Cape Henry, Virginia — less than 20 miles from the Regent campus. Among their cargo was a large wooden cross.

Those sailors didn’t carry it across the Atlantic at the last minute. They brought the cross onboard with intent — on a very small ship — to dedicate this “new world” to the glory of God.

When the crew saw land, the ship’s chaplain called for a fast and time of repentance. He wanted the men to prepare their hearts for what was ahead. When he was satisfied with their spiritual state, they took communion and went ashore.

The first thing they did was plant that cross, bow before it, and say, “We dedicate this land to Jesus Christ.” They didn’t dedicate it to the King of England. They dedicated it to the King of Kings in their generation — and ours.

Isn’t it wonderful that we can do that again today? We can kneel before our heavenly Father and say, “Lord, we’ve turned away from you. Sometimes, in our vanity, we think all the blessings we have in America are somehow related to our own efforts. But we know all the good things we enjoy in this great nation are because of You.”

Has America been perfect for these 400 years? Absolutely not, but we have a wonderful legacy that allows us to rededicate these United States to God. All we need to do is ask Him, “Almighty God, can you please heal our land, and can you make it happen in our generation?”

In these turbulent times, when many Americans seem so far apart politically, socially, and morally, let’s come together in prayer. I encourage you to reach out to your neighbors, friends and family members to ask them, “Can we be one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all?”