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Wave the flag, salute, sing the
national anthem, celebrate!
July – the month we celebrate
our freedom. FREEDOM—what a
precious gift! But that “gift”
was expensive. It is staggering
to our imagination to consider
how many men and women of the
various branches of our armed
services have given their lives
for our freedom. Though it is
free to us who did not have to
fight in a war, it didn’t come
cheap. A very high price was
paid by those who fought that we
could be free. May we always
value and cherish the freedom we
have and
never be complacent about it and never forget those who made it possible.
May the freedom ring never be
silenced! May the stars
and stripes continue to wave
over the LAND OF THE FREE!
“Let freedom ring – forever!”
OVER – ABOVE – BEYOND
We are FREE in Christ
Over my sins passed the blood—
The blood of the slain perfect
Lamb,
Cleansing my soul,
Making me whole,
Nothing can e’er again be the
same.
Above the din of the murderous
mob,
God heard the cry of His Son;
“It is finished,” He said,
And then bowed His head,
The plan of salvation was done.
Beyond the reach of death, hell
and the grave
Jesus arose, death conquered for
me!
With the keys in His hand,
He’s now in command,
Through Christ I, too, am
eternally free.
Over, above and beyond
All expectations, in Christ,
were surpassed,
Filled to the brim,
Running over with Him,
Victorious! Triumphant! I am
FREE at last!
As valuable as our personal
freedom is, it can’t even be
compared
in value to the freedom that we have in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Galatians 5 has been called the
Christian’s Fourth of July; and
the
very first verse says, “Stand
fast in the liberty by which
Christ has
made us free…” We are free to
surrender – to the Lord who paid
for
our freedom at Calvary. We are free to forgive; as we have been forgiven
and ensuing Love liberates and
delivers us from hate. We
have a freedom banner of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control .
(Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV).
Jesus said, “Therefore if the
Son makes you free, you shall be
free indeed.” (John 8:36 NJKV).
Like our personal liberty, it is
free to us,
but it was not cheap. Jesus paid
the ultimate price for it, His
life. He
fully paid for our freedom when
He took our sins upon Himself
and
paid the necessary penalty.
Knowledge of that truth makes us
free.
“And you shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you
free.”
(John 8:32 NKJV). Even if we should lose our personal freedom,
we can still walk in the liberty
that Christ gave us, through His
grace, without cost to us. The
price was so great that we could
never have paid it.
“Jesus paid a debt that He
didn’t owe,
because I owed a debt that I
couldn’t pay.”
“The Lord their God will save
them in that day, as the flock
of His
people, for they shall be like
the jewels of a crown, lifted
like a banner over His land.”
(Zechariah 9:16 NKJV). “In that
day there shall be a Root of
Jesse, who shall stand as a
banner to the people…”
(Isaiah 11:10 NKJV)
“Wave the banner of Love, sing
His praises, exult in the
God-given freedom, exalt the freedom-Giver!”
LET FREEDOM RING!
Delores Adams
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Alice's Legacy
Remembering Alice
The "Handkerchief" has been
anointed and prayed over by
several believers who care about
you and want to help you realize
your full potential in Christ
Jesus Our Lord.
~The
Ten Commandments~
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