As a person of faith on the 4th of July some parallels should ring within your soul. This Monday we celebrate freedom and the birth of our country. Across the country we see an abundance of flags, spend quality time with family and friends and hopefully see a fantastic fireworks show (at least that is one of the things I look forward to). So where is the connection to faith? It begins and ends with freedom, but instead of just talking about a country we are talking about an entire world. Instead of celebrating victory over another land we celebrate victory over the greatest enemy we have ever known.
Through Jesus we have an even greater freedom than what we celebrate on Independence Day, freedom over sin and death. Going all the way back to Genesis an eternal condemnation was handed down to all of humanity because of sin. A burden that was carried until the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus. Because of his life, death and resurrection we have been given victory over this sentence and have received the gift of eternal life. As powerful as the freedom we celebrate on Monday is (and it is powerful) the freedom found in Jesus is even more powerful. This freedom is celebrated across the world and it's gifts extend beyond this world and this life, they extend into eternity.
If you have struggled with understanding the power of this gift I hope this parallel connects some dots for you and just as we celebrate our country's freedom may this celebration also lead to the great freedom we have in Jesus.
See you in church,
Chris
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