I like picture of the day and picture of the week blogs. There are several sites like that that I frequent. I think it helps get a perspective of what is going on all around the world. This week, the WSJ picture blog seemed to be full of pictures of oppression – riots, ethnic fighting, and police brutality. Its was really heartbreaking to look at those images. But at the same time it was so motivating to know the freedom we are blessed with here in this land.
So with Juneteenth right upon us as well, It seems such a great time to consider the freedoms we are afforded. But not only the freedoms we have as a citizen of the country we reside, but the freedom we are given from our Savior. Many people view following the Christ as a binding and limiting engagement. But check this out.
23“Everything is permissible”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is constructive. 24Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24
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13You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. Galatians 5:13 (New International Version)
We are called to be free! We are blessed that we have been delivered a message that allows us to live, not by a series of laws, but by the spirit of love. Boy, that something that brings joy and hopefully stokes you up a little bit. And just imagine the feelings of the American slaves when they realized that the rumors of their freedom were true!
How are you using your freedom?