How Will You Celebrate Freedom?

Friday July 3, 2009

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John Adams, one of the great patriots of the American Revolution and signer of the Declaration of Independence, contemplated with amazing foresight the significance of the founding fathers' actions on July 4, 1776. The next day he prophetically wrote in a letter to his wife Abigail: "This day will be the most memorable epic in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival."

Reflecting on the appropriateness of such celebrations, Adams also wrote, "It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty."

So, in the spirit of our nation's brave founders, let's remember the magnitude of God's blessing and deliverance with spiritual "acts of devotion" as we celebrate our freedom this Independence Day.

Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. (NIV)