WE ARE FREE!!!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!!!!!

Today is truly one of my favorite holidays, because it is the day where we get to celebrate our freedom!  For those who may be unfamiliar or unaware of why this day is so important; it is because it was the day when the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the United States of America.  It is the day that we commemorate our freedom from the Kingdom of Great Britain.  It is a very special holiday for american citizens, because it is the day that we celebrate our freedom.  Freedom is one of the greatest things that we have been blessed with living in the United States of America, and it is so special that we devote a whole holiday to it every single year.  Freedom is truly one of the greatest gifts from God!

We have many freedoms in our country.  We have the freedom of press, the freedom of speech, and the freedom of religion just to name a couple.  These are freedoms that we have been able to gain because there were men who were willing to fight for these freedoms.  I am so grateful to those men, and to the men who continue to fight to defend our freedoms right now.  But one of the greatest freedom's that we have, is something that is available to all; not just citizens of the United States.  This is freedom from sin, and it is a gift available to all.  Paul said "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." (Galatians 5:1).  When we sin, it brings us into bondage.  We become subject to Satan and we no longer have the ability to choose for ourselves.  We lose control, and we become slaves to the adversary.  Paul also said "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." (1 Corinthians 10:13).

Sin and temptation binds us down, but God has prepared a way for us to escape, and that is through his son Jesus Christ.  When we come unto Christ, he frees us from all slavery and all bondage.  He has the power to free you from whatever bondage you may be facing.  If you have faith in him, and follow in his example, he will free you from sin.  This is my witness.  He lives, and he has power over all bondage and all captivity.  He can make you free, if you let him. I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July!