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Let Freedom Ring

Let freedom ring. Freedom in our country and, even more importantly, freedom in Christ, freedom from sin.

On July 4th this nation again celebrated Independence Day. I am grateful for the holiday and what it represents. I have difficulty imagining what it would be like to grow up in any other environment. It is the longing of the human heart to be free.

But, there is a freedom even more precious than that we know as citizens of the United States, where we let freedom ring in our physical world. It is the spiritual freedom we find in Jesus Christ. He said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).

Apart from Christ, all men are enslaved to sin. Sin is the great burden of a man’s heart. We are helpless to remove it. We are condemned by it. Its consequences are both immediate and eternal. Paul cried out, “Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?” (Romans 7:24). And then he proclaimed, “Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 7:25).

On the Lord’s Day Christians gather around the world to remember His sacrifice and the freedom it made possible – freedom from the condemnation of sin. “There is therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death” (Romans 8:1-2). It is ony through Jesus that we can let freedom ring spiritually, freedom from sin.

The cost of freedom is never cheap. The blood of many a native son has been shed to provide and maintain our freedom. To secure our deliverance from sin required an even greater sacrifice – the blood of God’s own Son.

On the 4th we let freedom ring loudly. As the bells of freedom ring throughout our land in celebration of Independence Day, let them also remind us of the greater freedom we have through Christ.

The freedom we enjoy as citizens is ours by birth. The freedom we have in Christ is ours by choice. It is truth, believed and acted upon, which secures for us the freedom Christ provides. Have you let freedom ring spiritually? Have you been set free from the bondage of sin? Do you believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God? Have you repented of your sins? Will you confess His blessed name? Will you be born again (baptized)?