For Wednesday, July 1, 2026:
Romans 8:2 NLT: “Because we belong to Christ, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed us from the power of sin that leads to death.”
This coming weekend, people in the US will be celebrating freedom, so let’s use that for our topic for a while. On July 4th, we remember the Declaration of Independence, declaring the 13 original colonies independent from European rule, specifically the British monarchy. We fought them in the Revolutionary War, won, and determined that states united were better (safer) than states separated. Subsequently, a constitution was written for the United States of America.
Are we really free? Probably not totally, but life seems better under our own government rather than someone else’s government. Our country has endured for 250 years!
In our minds, we need to separate our earthly life from our spiritual life. The Bible uses the word “doulos” which is often translated as servant. A better translation would be “slave,” but “slave” carries a negative connotation to a lot of people. As much as translators tried to clean the text, the fact remains that we are slaves serving the Lord.
What’s unusual for slaves is that we get to choose who to serve. We’ll be working for Satan or for Christ Almighty! Joshua chose wisely. “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Have you made a similar choice?
Pastor Norton Lawellin
The Father’s House
Jesus In the City Fellowship
Truth & Freedom Church
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