Free to Follow; Free to Serve
The hardest thing about being a disciple of Jesus is the fear. We are afraid to follow because of what it may cost us, we’re afraid to serve because we have needs of our own. For a people who have just celebrated Independence Day, it is remarkable that our fear and our desire to be in control keeps us enslaved, unable to move into the blessed life of God’s reign. True freedom comes only from God in Christ.