Galatians 5:1 - "It was for freedom that Christ
set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke
of slavery."
God made mankind to live free. We are hardwired with
that desire. Those of us privileged to be born or who live in the United States
often take these liberties for granted. What others have fought and died to
preserve can lose their value when we forget what it cost. Our American
Declaration of Independence states freedom of religion is our unalienable
right. However, as the founding fathers stated, these "rights" are
endowed by our Creator.
For God the Father, it cost Him dearly by giving us
His Son. As citizens of heaven, we can likewise forget how much freedom and
liberty cost. Our “unalienable right” as Christians entails submitting to God
and Jesus Christ and then living in harmony with all men. As followers of
Christ we never have to submit to a yoke of slavery. This was accomplished through
the finished work of Jesus Christ. However, there will always be those men who
don't desire to live "harmoniously." We must all do our part to live
spiritually as well as socially active in a world that desires to consume
Christian believers. May we resist with all the fortitude in which God gives
us, for in only so doing, will we be truly free.
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