It’s an old saying and famous song, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” I know that it’s true. And I’m afraid that it’s true when it comes to our freedom. I have yet to lose my freedom, but I’m sure if I do, I’ll realize that I never gave it the respect that it deserved. Dick Cheney said, “It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.”
What do you think of when you hear the word freedom? The movie Braveheart, the military, the USA or perhaps Jesus (the greatest freedom giver ever). The heart of Christianity is freedom. We as Christians have been set free from our sin. We have been freed from the bondage that is ourselves and we have been freed from the prison that is eternal hell.
Freedom is the motivation behind most of man’s great causes. Those who seek to end the trade of sex slaves, those who fight against abortion, those who provide medical resources or food or shelter to the poor, are all attempting to give those people freedom. The Gospel message itself is a message of freedom.
I’ve been thinking about the freedoms we enjoy as a non-Muslim country. That’s right Mr. President, we are not a Muslim country. With the recent controversy over the Iranian elections, I’m reminded of how we must respect our freedom. That means standing up it and even fighting for it. We are so blessed with the freedom that America has granted us, let’s show it the respect that it deserves.
