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Freedom is not free

 Today is 4th of July, the day America celebrates its independence from the British empire. It's a day of freedom from the oppression of the British crown, a day of rejoicing. 

But friends this freedom wasn't given, it wasn't free because freedom is not free.


The founding fathers of the United States had to fight for American independence. King George of England would not simply allow them to walk away free. He sent soldiers to crush the rebellion. Blood was shed for the freedom we enjoy today. It was a long and bitter fight until the Americans prevailed and the British empire retreated. 


Likewise in the spiritual struggle against sin, the Devil and the world freedom is not free. The devil will not allow his captives to go away away freely, he will fight to the bitter end to keep us in the chains of sin. If we want to be free we must be willing to fight, we must be willing to crucify sin in our lives, we must be willing to die in the battle. 


Jesus is our great Captain. With Him leading the line, freedom is guaranteed. But freedom is only guaranteed to those who take to field of battle and engage the enemy. We must be willing to fight for a long time, we must never wearied in our struggle again sin. If sin defeat us in one battle, let us always remember losin a battle is not the end of the war. Let us get back up by the strength of Jesus and fight today.

Freedom is not free. But all those who are willing to endure the pain and suffering of battle, those who are willing to endure the wilderness of withdrawal from the things of this world, the loneliness of walking alone with Christ, the depression that come in resisting sin and all the other difficulties that come in followong Jesus will be free at last.

And one day on the sea of glass in heaven will sing the song of Moses and the Lamb, the song of victory. Let us fight for our freedom in prayer, for freedom is never free.

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