Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- 2 Corinthians 3:17
It’s Independence Day weekend in the United States!
This is one of my favorite holidays because it is in the summer, there is no obligation to buy gifts for people, you just get to hang out, eat food, play in the water and watch the sky light up with fireworks.
But there is more to it than that, I grew up in a military family, so there was always a somber moment, remembering the lives that were lost for our freedom.
Still, there is more to it than that, because we are living in the land of the free and the home of the brave we do not have to fear the oppression that some Christ followers do, where merely owning a Bible can get you thrown in jail (yes, that still happens!!!).
And yet there is still more . . . how about a song reference?
For we know the truth
Your truth has set us free
In Your Name alone
We have been released
You are here with us
You are here with us
We are slaves no more
Freedom is our hope
Never looking back
Jesus, You are Lord
We give all to You
We give all to You
Where the Spirit of the Lord is
There is freedom
Where the Spirit of the Lord is
Chains are broken
Eyes are open
Christ is with us
Christ is with us
Who the Son has freed
He is free indeed
All our sin is gone
We have been redeemed
Jesus paid it all
Jesus paid it all
Where the Spirit of the Lord is
There is freedom
Where the Spirit of the Lord is
Chains are broken
Eyes are open
Christ is with us
Christ is with us
Where the Spirit of the Lord is
There is freedom
Where the Spirit of the Lord is
Chains are broken
Eyes are open
Christ is with us
Christ is with us
Open wide the gates of heaven
Fill our hearts as we surrender
Lord let Your presence fall
Lord let Your presence fall
I hope that sometime during the picnics, swimming, boating and fireworks that we stop to remember what true freedom is, the freedom that we find in surrendering our lives to Christ Jesus, because of His sacrifice we are truly free.
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