Sabbath Sunday: Waving a Flag but Not Living Free
Each Sunday I share my own nature picture with a thought about God’s love for you.
July.
Growing up there was that summer car commercial that sang, “Baseball, apple pie and Chevrolet.”
July also is a month where freedom is a theme.
In my living room is a world map of countries hostile against true freedom. The freedom to read the Bible, attend a church where the good news of Jesus Christ can be shared without fear of arrest, beatings, acid attacks, and death.
Freedom.
There were a lot of summers where I had an American flag but I wasn’t free.
My sense of value came from alcohol.
What others said about me.
I stayed up night worrying about people liking me.
I would become physically ill anxious about possible rejection.
How about you? Do you wave an American flag but not feel very free?
It doesn’t have to be that way.
I find I stand the tallest when I’m on my knees in surrender to the One is the ultimate freedom giver.
