Freedom Worth Celebrating: America And Jesus

As America celebrates 250 years of independence, I’m grateful for the freedoms we enjoy as a nation. But I’m even more thankful for the day Christ set me free and gave me new life. A freedom worth celebrating.

That’s a freedom no government can grant and no circumstance can take away.

We celebrate Independence Day because remembering shapes our gratitude. In the same way, Scripture repeatedly calls God’s people to remember His faithfulness and deliverance.

Do we intentionally remember our own “day of deliverance” in Christ? The day we came to know Him as Savior and Lord.

My day of deliverance happened one night at a church revival when I was sixteen.

So what are our many piritual freedoms?

We celebrate Independence Day because remembering shapes our gratitude. In the same way, Scripture repeatedly calls God's people to remember His faithfulness and deliverance. Share on X

Freedom in Christ Worth Celebrating

Jesus frees us from spiritual captivity. “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.” Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)

Real freedom comes when the Son sets us free. “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36 (ESV)

True freedom means nothing masters us. (see 1 Corinthians 6:12)

Seeking God’s precepts helps us walk in freedom. “I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.” Psalm 119:45 (NIV)

Freedom Always Has a Cost

America’s liberty came at the cost of sacrifice. Our spiritual freedom came at an even greater cost—the cross. Grace is free to us because it was costly to Jesus. Jesus’ blood spilled on Calvary’s cross to set real freedom in motion. But it never stopped at the cross. Jesus rose from the dead securing our spiritual freedom for all time.