Happy Independence/Dependence Day!
Knowing Jesus makes me free, no matter where I live. I'm happily dependent on Him for my independence.
I do love my country. One evening while living in Brazil, my friend Jenny and I attended a USA Air Force Band concert and we cried all night long! Not only because we loved every man in uniform, but because we missed our home country. There's no place like home when you're not home.
The good news is the Good News: we aren't home, really. Heaven is our real home. Jesus set us free. My independence is totally based on my dependence. Dependence is another word for faith.
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36)
FREE FROM WHAT?
This week I needed freeing from irritation, annoyance, worry, frustration, impatience, lack of self-control and lack of boldness--oh, and grousing. Especially grousing.
God said He's freed me up from those things. I better act like it. (And stop grousing about it.) His Son set me free through his death on the cross. Free for me, not for him.
It's always freeing to come to the end of myself. It's really too bad that I take the long way around more often than not.
Free, indeed. I like it. Free from self and grousing. AND NOT ONLY THAT—as if that's not good enough—He set us on course for home and gave us the key. (It's under the mat for those under the blood.)
How do we know? We are always yearning for something that isn't quite here. That's proof we aren't home yet.
"The fact that our hearts yearn for something Earth can't supply
is proof that Heaven must be our home. "
C.S. Lewis
Thanking God for freedom, yearning hearts, and home. Hope you to see you there. I'll have the coffee on. And Mom will have the tea kettle going.
1. We're invited to invite—who can you invite to the 4th of July church picnic or your backyard?
2. Grousing a bit this week? You don't have to. You're free. Indeed, you are.
3. Yearning for something more? Thank God. You're meant for another place.
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Do you know someone who needs their freedom confirmed under the blood of Jesus? This eBook will help. (It's free.) Get one for yourself and send the link to a friend.
INVITED TO GOD'S TABLE: A MINI-MANUAL FOR NEW BELIEVERS
PS I printed out one for a new friend and we read it together over tea and muffins. She prayed to receive Christ and it's made all the difference. Free, indeed.
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