When it comes to holidays, there really is nothing like July 4th.
There is the smell of fresh hot dogs and hamburgers right off the grill. There is the sight of American flags flying prevalent on every corner. There are the fireworks soaring high, as patriotic songs play in the background.There are the smiles on each person's face, as they gather around family for this special holiday.
My July 4th started off at the Peachtree Road Race. Okay, the 5:45 alarm was not the greatest start to my day off, but the ability to run with over 55,000 people made up for it. This was by far the best race I have run in so far due to the thousands of people alongside the road cheering us on.
After the race, the ice bags could not come fast enough. I knew it was going to be a rough next couple of days.
At Children's this week, it was a busy week reviewing the busy month of June we had. Now, our attention turns to the 12th-annual Care-a-thon that takes place at the end of this month. This is an event hosted by WSB on-air personalities Neal Boortz, Clark Howard and Scott Slade where listeners are able to hear the stories of the patients and families impacted by the Aflac Cancer Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. All the money raised during this 37-hour event benefits the Aflac Cancer Center.
Each year, I cannot help but be reminded of the freedom we are blessed to have in the United States. We have a freedom here that so many people around the world would die to have. This freedom is in thanks to the men and women who have laid down their lives for this great country.
This great freedom reminded me this week of the freedom I am blessed to have in Christ.
It is crazy to think how many times in my past I have messed up, but I am so fortunate to have a Lord and Savior that does not turn away from me but rescues me.
“Because He loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for He acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.” Psalm 91:14-15
Because he loves him, He is my freedom and the one who sets me free.
Galatians 5:1 says it best:
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let
yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."
Fear of our past or our future cannot paralyze us because of the freedom that is available in Christ. He offers a freedom that forgives and restores as we turn to Him.
I pray this week that we can remember this. I pray that we can see the comfort available in the arms of Jesus Christ. Most importantly, I hope we can see the sufficiency in God's grace that is found in the freedom of our Heavenly Father.
That is the ultimate freedom.
No comments:
Post a Comment