JULY 3, 2019
DOUBLE LIBERTY IN THE LORD
SCRIPTURE: II Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
OBSERVATION:
In this passage, the apostle explains to the Corinthian church that wherever God’s Spirit is active people are being freed from whatever oppresses, binds, and enslaves them. The Holy Spirit is the great and unique liberator of the human heart, soul, spirit, and mind. He alone does what the contemporary song sings, “Break every chain.”
APPLICATION:
Tomorrow we will celebrate the 243nd birthday of our country. America came into existence the day the original 13 colonies ratified and approved the Declaration of Independence. In what has been called the “most well-known sentence in English history” and also the “most potent and consequential,” the premise of this founding document declares:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
As Christ followers living in America we enjoy double liberty: (1) Life liberty in a country that allows us to live how we want and (2) Spiritual liberty which we experience in the power of the Holy Spirit. We are doubly blessed! Let us then, lead the world in our love and praise to God, be the best citizens we possible can be, and remember to pray for those who don’t experience the double liberty we enjoy daily.
PRAYER:
Good, Gracious, and Great God,
Thank you for all the liberties we enjoy in Your Spirit and in our country. For your eternal glory and our eternal joy, Amen!
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
OBSERVATION:
In this passage, the apostle explains to the Corinthian church that wherever God’s Spirit is active people are being freed from whatever oppresses, binds, and enslaves them. The Holy Spirit is the great and unique liberator of the human heart, soul, spirit, and mind. He alone does what the contemporary song sings, “Break every chain.”
APPLICATION:
Tomorrow we will celebrate the 243nd birthday of our country. America came into existence the day the original 13 colonies ratified and approved the Declaration of Independence. In what has been called the “most well-known sentence in English history” and also the “most potent and consequential,” the premise of this founding document declares:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
As Christ followers living in America we enjoy double liberty: (1) Life liberty in a country that allows us to live how we want and (2) Spiritual liberty which we experience in the power of the Holy Spirit. We are doubly blessed! Let us then, lead the world in our love and praise to God, be the best citizens we possible can be, and remember to pray for those who don’t experience the double liberty we enjoy daily.
PRAYER:
Good, Gracious, and Great God,
Thank you for all the liberties we enjoy in Your Spirit and in our country. For your eternal glory and our eternal joy, Amen!
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