4th of July 2011 - what a gift we have been given as Americans! We live in a country where freedom still rings --- and we pray that it will continue to be the land of the free and the brave for our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We cannot imagine the United States of America being anything less than what we have known it to be all of our lives --- the shining light of freedom to the world!
That's the gift we have as Americans...but as Christians we have been given a far greater gift. It is the gift of eternal life. This gift will continue past this earthly life of ours, and years into eternity the thought of where we spent our earthly years will probably seem fairly insignificant. It's hard to imagine, but the dot of our eternal lives that we spend here on earth will be nothing in comparison to the infinite line of our lives that we will spend in our forever lives with God our Father.
I am so appreciate of the freedoms that I enjoy as an American, but I am much more appreciative of the freedom given to me by Jesus Christ my Savior...Luke 4:18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed."
No one who has been imprisoned would choose that life over a life of freedom---I choose my life of freedom in Christ over the life of imprisonment to sin. This is the ultimate freedom that is not only for our lives now, but for our lives forever.
God bless America! God bless each of us and I'm praying especially for His blessings for those who are living in lands where freedom is not theirs to enjoy now, that they may know that God's freedom IS available to them now and for eternity.
That's the gift we have as Americans...but as Christians we have been given a far greater gift. It is the gift of eternal life. This gift will continue past this earthly life of ours, and years into eternity the thought of where we spent our earthly years will probably seem fairly insignificant. It's hard to imagine, but the dot of our eternal lives that we spend here on earth will be nothing in comparison to the infinite line of our lives that we will spend in our forever lives with God our Father.
I am so appreciate of the freedoms that I enjoy as an American, but I am much more appreciative of the freedom given to me by Jesus Christ my Savior...Luke 4:18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed."
No one who has been imprisoned would choose that life over a life of freedom---I choose my life of freedom in Christ over the life of imprisonment to sin. This is the ultimate freedom that is not only for our lives now, but for our lives forever.
God bless America! God bless each of us and I'm praying especially for His blessings for those who are living in lands where freedom is not theirs to enjoy now, that they may know that God's freedom IS available to them now and for eternity.
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Nothing can surpass the Gift that God has given us. You are right about America. We have a country of freedom because of the price our forefathers paid. Our freedom has not come into existence without those who fought and died to set us free. I'm sitting in the backyard of my son's house in Houston, reading this blog and watching the sun rise. My son and daughter-in-law have gone to work and my grandchildren are still asleep. The sprinkler is running and the sun makes little drops of gold reflection on the grass. Today I can experience freedom - here on earth in America and free from a sinful eternal existence. I will have eternal life
because God gave his Son for me. At this moment I feel blessed and feel God's
wonderful existence and His Love and Grace. We can feel free and blessed each
day if we will remember God's great gift of Salvation through his son, Jesus
Christ. Thank you Lord for your gift of eternal love and life.
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