Freedom
I do not know if these two events have ever occurred together before, but it is possibly not a coincidence that they are at this time in our history.
EXCERPT:
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV)
This is a very special week for the Christian faith: it is Holy Week. It is the week that is bookended by the arrival of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, Palm Sunday, and His resurrection, Easter Sunday. When one ponders the true meaning of this week, 2 Corinthians 3:17 affirms one single word: freedom. Jesus Christ came into this world to be the sacrificial offering for all mankind to wash away our sins and give us true freedom, spiritual in nature, and for eternity.
The fundamental basis of the Christian faith is the four Rs: Redemption, Reconciliation, Restoration, and Resurrection. Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection represent the ultimate sacrifice and the perennial triumph of spiritual liberty and freedom. That is what this Holy Week is all about. A reflection of just how much God loved us, His sinful creation, that He would seek to redeem us, reconcile us to Him, restore the relationship with Him, and enable us to be resurrected with Him.
But, amazingly enough, it is a weekend when another aspect of freedom began. This Saturday is the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution.
31-32 So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, “If you are faithful to what I have said, you are truly my disciples. And you will know the truth and the truth will set you free!” (John 8:31-32, JB Phillips NT).
The Bible testifies of how from the beginning of time man has fought against the Truth and true freedom. This is so clearly depicted in the New Testament.
Its time to be truly Free indeed!!! And that Freedom can never be taken from you .
4 “And I (Jesus) say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
(Luke 12:4-5 NKJV)
Then, despite all thy fears, be of good cheer, the Lord loveth thee, and thou shalt come out into daylight soon, and rejoice in the liberty wherewith Christ makes men free. (Charles H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening Devotional, April 17)