Happy Fourth of July!

Today is the 4th of July! In the midst of our cookouts, parades and fireworks, we have a lot to be thankful for. We are blessed to live in a free country. Many have given up their lives for us. I am so thankful, so grateful, and so appreciative. But we as Christians have many more reasons to celebrate. In my reading today from Chuck Lawless, he mentions some Freedoms that we have because of the gospel...

This starts with the freedom to risk.

You see, God loves us so much that He sent His Son to die in our place. He loves us with an undying love that has no end. He loves us in our successes and our failures, in our faith and our questions, in our trust and in our fear. When we know that love will always be there, we can by faith take risks to:

• Follow Him even if no one else does

• Say “no” to temptation even if doing so is hard

• Stand for a biblical view of marriage even if it costs us relationships

• Tell others about Jesus when it’s unpopular and politically incorrect

• Move your family to the ends of the earth to share the gospel with unreached people

• Accept a call to ministry even if it means a loss of income

• Give sacrificially to God’s church, knowing it’s possible you will struggle to pay bills

• Thank God for hardships because we know He allows them out of love

• Share our food and homes with the needy, believing God will always provide for us

• Love those who do not love us in return

• Confess your sin to someone, trusting that doing that will help break bondage

• Die for the gospel if that’s God’s call on our lives

You are deeply loved today. Standing on that truth, take a risk for God. You have the freedom to do it. 

Thanks for partnering with us to reach the local college campus with the gospel. Happy 4th of July!