Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalms 66:1-7,16,20;
Galatians 6:14-18; Luke 10:1-12,17-20 

"Cure those in it who are sick, and say,
The Kingdom of God is very near to you"    
(Luke 10:9).  

Reflection:

Let freedom ring! On "Independence Day,"
the American people celebrate the great
gift of freedom they have received as a
nation. Even so, in many of the most
popular American songs we hear repeated
over-and-over again, in so many words,
the familiar refrain: "I want to be free! I've
got be free."

To attain real freedom, you must be right
with God.

To be right with God we must, first of all,
live in faith. That is the basic premise of the
whole Gospel Message. We cannot be right
with God merely by obeying holy, just, and
good laws. We cannot be right with God
merely by disciplining ourselves. We
cannot be right with God merely by being
as good as the next person. We can be
right with God only with a faith which informs
us that God is a gracious God; that God
is good; that God is not only the Source
of life but also the Source of our right way
of life; that God wants us to be kind,
compassionate and merciful persons.

GET RIGHT WITH GOD, ATTAIN FREEDOM!
FREEDOM FROM SIN, FROM BONDAGE, FROM
OPPRESSION, FROM DEATH
BE KIND, COMPASSIONATE, AND MERCIFUL,
BE FREE

Happy 4th of July!