Stars and Stripes

The 4th of July marks the anniversary of our country's independence. The day that we celebrate freedom, liberty, and justice. All of this was made possible because of the bravery of fine leaders and soldiers during the revolutionary war. As a result, we have a symbol that represents our country. This symbol is the American Flag. On it are two very evident traits- Stars and Stripes.

In the realm of Christianity, there comes a day when we accept a Savior and His grace. This is called our salvation day! In a sense, it is our equivalent to Independence Day, or should I say, Dependence Day. It is the day we decide to depend on our Lord Jesus for His freedom, liberty and justice. And just like our country, our Savior's life is the symbol we possess and it contains two very evident traits. Matthew 2:2 talks about the birth of Christ- and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." And then Isaiah 53:5 speaks of his death-But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,  And by His stripes we are healed. 

Experience Salvation and find a dependence on Christ. And if you are saved, don't just remember our nation's independence today, remember your spiritual dependence on Jesus!