Good morning all,
The word of the day is “independence.” Today we celebrate the 237th
birthday of this great nation. I love this day, with all the bbqs, swimming,
baseball and the like. But what I love the most is remembering why we are in
existence as the USA. For a couple
hundred years now we have been a beacon of light in this crazy world. And even though there are a ton of peeps out
there that do not like us.. we continue to help and protect others. The Bible
talks about independence and freedom. In fact, that entire book is written so
that we might understand what it means to be a free people.
Live as
free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants
of God.
~1
Peter 2:16
Living as free people does not mean that we are completely
void of law. In fact, God continually lets his people know that true freedom is
obedience and a giving of the self (Rom. 6:16-23). Yet as Christians we live to
show that true independence is a belief and trust in God. My question is: does
your life represent that of one where people would seek to be free as you are?
People will only understand the love of God if we continually live under that
grace and independence. My prayer is that we invite people, through our actions,
to live as truly free people. Let us celebrate today as a reminder that we are
free, through the power of Jesus.
Praying for you,
mo
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