Freedom

Here is a thought to ponder during our nations 4th of July celebration …

“The freedom to fly is related to the string. The very thing that holds the kite to earth is what keeps it in the sky. Cut the string, and what will happen to the kite? It will fall. But the string, which seems to bind it, allows it to fly.” (Source unknown)

As is true with all freedom there comes with it responsibility. None of us wanted to wait until we were free from the attachment to our parents … then we became adults – some of us as married adults with children … we were free from our parents and yet, oh, the responsibilities of adulthood.

We cherish and defend the freedoms we have in America, but do we fulfill the responsibilities that that freedom carries?

In a similar fashion … there is so much that we desire from God through Christ and yet, that relationship comes with a string attached. We will soar on eagles’ wings and accomplish amazing things, but it will be by God’s design and at God’s pleasure. As is true in all meaningful relationships, God offers freedom, but with responsibility.

Are we up to the task of being a citizen of both kingdoms … America and the Kingdom of God?

Quote for today: No man in this world attains to freedom from any slavery except by entrance into some higher servitude. There is no such thing as an entirely free man conceivable. Phillips Brooks