FREE AT LAST
Now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life (Romans 6:22).
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July Fourth (especially this 250th edition) is all about civil and political “freedom.” No matter what political side you’re on, you could make the case that freedom in America is under attack today. Finding godliness in worldwide politics is about as likely as finding that special grain of sand somewhere in the world’s oceans. Geeks for Geeks estimates 7.6 sextillion grains of sand on planet Earth (https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-many-grains-of-sand-on-earth/), (that’s 7.6 followed by 24 zeroes). With arrests of people who are standing and praying silently in front of abortion clinics, you can get a glimpse of individual freedoms eroding in the United Kingdom. The forced “conversion” from Christianity to Islam in the Middle and Far East is a common thing. Local governments have banned the American flag in some U.S. settings.
Spiritually speaking, being the slave of God is most liberating. Now, there’s irony to live by.
Adapted from ANGEL FOOD on July 4, by Curtis Alexander. Go to www.drcurtis-alexander.com for more info, including excerpts from PANTS ON FIRE; also BEING LIKE JESUS and JOURNEYS FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, both from Leadership Books, Inc. You can order all the books on Amazon.com or from the author; email me at ckalex1402@gmail.com for special offers and book bundles.
