For Freedoms in Country and in Christ
Sacrificial Savior,
On the Fourth of July in the USA, freedom is on our minds. When things like protesting and boycotting are so commonplace, it can be easy for us to forget that so many in the world don’t even have those freedoms. We are able to come and go and design our days and calendars in just about any way we wish because of our freedom. Thank you, Lord – may we never take such freedoms for granted, and always be grateful for the sacrifices made throughout our nation’s history to establish and maintain freedom.
Yet, as blessed as we are to have the freedoms we do as citizens, your blessings abound even more in light of the freedom we have as Christians. In Christ, we have freedom from the accusations of Satan, from slavery to sin, and from the fear of death. These are by far our greatest freedoms!
Nevertheless, help us take full advantage of both blessings, using the freedom in country that we have to also express our freedom in Christ. Keep us from allowing our freedom in Christ to turn into freedom from Christ. Our freedom in Christ means we can love and live and breathe Jesus in everything we do. Thank you!
In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.