It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Happy Fourth!

Many believers know that the nation of Israel was born in a day on May 14, 1948, in fulfillment of Isaiah 66:8-11:

Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day, or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children. Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the LORD. “Do I close up the womb when I bring to delivery?” says your God. “Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her.” (Isaiah 66:8-10 NIV)

Israel isn’t the only nation that was born in a day.  The United States of America was also born in a day:  July 4, 1776, is the day when the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.

What about you?  Are you a believer? Like Israel and like America, every born again believer was also born in a day--and I’m not talking about your birthday, because no matter who your parents were, you can’t be “born Christian” or “born Messianic.” You have to be born again.  Jesus said  “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again” (John 3:3 NIV). Whether or not we remember the exact calendar date on which it happened, there was a specific moment on a specific day when every believer was born again.

Freedom is something that none of us can take for granted--especially if we happen to be believers.  Please pray for Israel, for the United States of America, and for born again believers everywhere. “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.” (Galatians 5:1 NIV)

Margot Armer