Fourth of July reflections

Yesterday I celebrated the 4th of July by mowing my yard, triming a tree back, going to the movies, and eating dinner with family and great friends. It was a great day lived under the flag of freedom that I enjoy as an American. As awesome as that freedom is, it is infinitely trumped by the ultimate freedom I have in Christ. However, the two freedoms have some interesting similarities. (1) freedom only comes from great sacrifice. (2) freedom brings about responsibility. (3) freedom is never to be taken for granted. I am sure there are many more but these are the ones that I reflected on yesterday and are still on my mind today.