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Grateful for Freedom!
Written by FAVORED1 on July 3, 2008 – 4:54 am -Thursday, July 3, 2008
Good Morning Beloved,
Tomorrow we celebrate Independence Day …America’s “Birthday”. It started me thinking of freedom and liberation. Freedom of a nation…. freedom of a people…. freedom of an individual. Even in 2008, freedom is a foreign concept to many. They have no idea what it is like to speak out against injustice, and not be beaten, arrested, tortured or killed. In 2008 there are people being bought and sold into slavery. Children sold, maimed and killed. We are blessed. Freedom. Freedom has a cost, and comes with great responsibility, but it is our most valuable treasure. Our responsibility at the very least should be…. appreciation. Many of our children cannot truly appreciate our freedom, because they do not personally know of anything different. When I was in school, we were inundated with books, and films that taught of our history. We learned that we live in a free society, that it was not always the way that it is now, and that while not perfect, our nation has come a long way. Even in this age of mass media. People are detached … as though, while they see what is happening in other places, it does not affect them or their lifestyle. The images shown are like watching another reality television show. I really appreciate being free today. I appreciate all those who gave up their freedom, and even their very lives, so that I could live and be free. Remember this…
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..”
(excerpt from The Declaration of Independence, http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/)
I appreciate the ability to fuss about the high cost of fuel without someone kicking in my door. Besides, if I did not own a car and a house, if I did not shop for food and groceries, I would not have any reason to complain about oil prices
. I appreciate my freedom to live, work, drive, eat, travel, be educated, anywhere I desire. Most importantly, I am grateful for my greatest liberty…. a free spirit reconnected to God. “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed“. (John 8:36). All other freedoms we enjoy, can be traced back to this one single act in human history. Our foundation as a nation is intrinsically connected with the God of the bible, His laws… His statutes… His compassion… His grace… His favor… His love.
U Blessed,
Have a Fabulous Day and a Safe and Happy 4th!
Regina
Cartoonist’s Comment:
I don’t know if anyone ever really escaped from a prison by smuggling in a file hidden inside a cake. But it makes a good illustration of how when we share the Gospel with people, we are giving them the means to their own escape from sin and death.
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