July 1st – Galatians 5:1
This month, our nation celebrates America’s 250th birthday. As we reflect on what freedom means to each of us, I hope we’ll never take lightly the sacrifices of the brave men and women who laid down their lives so we could enjoy the freedoms we have today. Their courage came at a great cost, and we honor them with grateful hearts.
But as thankful as I am for those freedoms, I’m reminded of an even greater freedom. One that could only be purchased by Jesus Christ. He willingly laid down His life on the Cross so we could be set free from the power of sin, guilt, shame, fear, and condemnation. No one took His life from Him. He gave it because He loves us.
Galatians 5:1 says, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Those words remind me that Jesus didn’t suffer and die so I would continue carrying the very burdens He came to remove. Too often, I find myself picking up worry, fear, bitterness, or trying to earn God’s approval, forgetting that Christ has already set me free.
As we celebrate freedom this month, may we remember the price that was paid. A price paid not only by those who defended our country, but by our Savior who gave everything so we could have eternal life. And because He laid down His life for us, may we choose each day to walk in the freedom He purchased, never returning to the chains He came to break. That is the greatest freedom of all.
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