Jesus was greater than the great prophet Jonah, and greater than the wisest king, Solomon (Matthew 12:41, 42)….no one ever humbled Himself as He did….no one lived a sinless life like Christ (1 Peter 2:22). “Never man spake like this man” (John 7:46). And no one could and did die for the sins of the world and rise again to provide eternal life to those who trust Him (Acts 4:12).  

Perhaps best known as “the Father of Our Country,” George Washington has also been called by many other names. He has been called “the Sword of the Revolution,” and “the Sage of Mt. Vernon.” Historian James Flexner titled his biography of Washington, “The Indispensable Man.” General “Light-Horse Harry” Lee famously called him, “first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.” Cities, counties, streets, lakes, mountains, a state, and the nation’s capital are all named after George Washington. His likeness adorns the one-dollar bill and the quarter in American currency. And all of this for good reason.

George Washington commanded the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Humanly speaking, the odds against the American colonies defeating the mighty British Empire were beyond calculation. However, from the perspective of Providence, God had other plans – plans that included George Washington. Washington skillfully, courageously, and tenaciously led the American forces to an amazing victory. Following the war, Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention which drafted the United States Constitution. In the first presidential election George Washington was elected unanimously. No president since has received a universal mandate.

Any one of these accomplishments would have solidified George Washington’s place in American history. But it was another event that, more than any other, displayed Washington’s character and established his true greatness.

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