Liberty
This Saturday our nation celebrates her independence day. We will celebrate our freedoms as citizens in a republic, a representative democracy which ideally serves the will of the people rather than the other way around. We will also celebrate our freedom to worship as conscience dictates rather than by national mandate.
As Christians there is a greater independence day we need to celebrate. We also recognize this day once a year but we should celebrate it every day. It is the freedom we have as believers through the work of Jesus Christ. It is the work of Jesus that gives us true liberty, his death, burial, and resurrection.
Freedoms on earth can be taken away. Tyrants come and go. Laws change. Nations become more repressive or more free. Governments change. But the liberty we have in Christ will never change. Because of the work of Jesus we do not have to try to earn our salvation. Because of his work we are forgiven. Because of him we have everlasting life with God, the greatest treasure we could seek. If you put your hope and trust in a nation you will be disappointed. Put it in God, you will never be let down.
As you celebrate this nation’s birth and the liberty we enjoy, be sure to remember the One who blesses us and gives us the greatest kind of liberty.