“Give me liberty or give me death” were words uttered by Patrick Henry in 1775 leading ultimately to the sending of troops from Virginia to fight in the Revolutionary War and a delegation to the Continental Congress to argue for independency. His were the words that spawned a nation and galvanized many into one. On this day, July 4th, we Americans celebrate the political liberty those early fathers gained for our nation in the form of fireworks, hot dogs, picnics, BBQs and family. But at the end of the day, they are only words... from whence does true liberty come? Political freedom only goes so far when the soul remains in bondage. For Christians in America, political freedom obtained by the early American fathers was a prelude to a deeper freedom, a freedom used providentially by God to affect their salvation and their eternity. I am one such person; a former prisoner to sin, ransomed by Jesus and set free from sin’s penalty. It is not the freedom from taxation without representation that I am most grateful for nor the liberties of being an American, it is the freedom that I have from the first soldier of liberty, Jesus.

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1

Sadly, many American’s only know of a political freedom and they remain captive in bondage and don’t even know it. Only in Christ is true freedom found and that makes political freedom that much sweeter. Maybe today will be the day you share with someone true freedom? I hope so.

Semper Libertas! Happy 4th of July!

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