Thank you Jesus for the United States of America.

And, more than that, thank You Jesus that you have shown us exactly who we are to be and what we are to be.

As most of us know and understand, freedom isn’t free.  It comes at a cost and we would do well to remember this.

When His time had come, Jesus was baptized and taken to the darkest place on planet earth.  Deprived of food, left in weakness, and standing alone, He faced off with the king of lies and the accuser of all mankind.

Matthew 4 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.  9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”  10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only. ’ ”

Good luck trying to push my King around.  He won’t be fooled or intimidated, and He will not flinch in the face of evil.  And what men failed to do throughout the Old Testament, Jesus did in His short time on earth.  This was certainly not the end of His conflicts.  If anything, it was the opening battle of His ministry and it would continue until He paid the price that we could not.

But that’s the point, isn’t it?

Apart from Him, we are sitting ducks for Hell.  And the enemy would love nothing better than to accuse, punish, and torture us on his way to stealing, killing, and destroying.

But here’s the thing:

My King is not afraid.  He is not unable.  He is not unworthy.  The only thing that we might be able to accuse Him of is His company:  you and I.  But even in that, we are not nearly as broken as He is perfect.  I would even go so far as to say our level of despicable is not nearly bad enough to cross out His grace.

We are free!  What the enemy planned for our demise will not work because of Jesus.

Independence Day.

Enjoy it.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J