Glorious Independence Day

 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. John 8:32

 If therefore the Son sets you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36

Today, India is celebrating the 68th year of Independence. The nation is growing and going forward. And God has been blessing this country in His sovereign ways. However the real and true freedom is not merely political nor societal nor economical nor religious; the real freedom is spiritual which is all-inclusive to all the other freedom whatsoever. 

Today I enjoyed and experienced a glorious independence day. From morn till night, it was all the experience of the real freedom. With brothers and sisters, we went out to preach the gospel and have home meetings with the new ones. All the words ministered were related to the real freedom God has granted to all mankind through His Son Jesus Christ. That knowledge of the key to the real freedom is the truth. The truth concerning God, Christ, the Spirit, man and the universe. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free- John 8:32. This truth is personified in Christ Jesus, the perfect man and the complete God, who died to redeem fallen mankind and set them free.If therefore the Son sets you free, you shall be free indeed- John 8:36. This is my independence day message to my fellow citizens, as I met them and spent time with them.

A Lawyer : A young supreme court lawyer was the first fellow citizen who welcomed us into his home. We started off with the matter of human conscience as God's representative which we have to pay heed to, especially in our daily living and profession. From then on, to the spirit of man wherein lies the conscience and the purpose of God in creating man with a human spirit. And then to the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ who went through the processes of incarnation, human living, death and resurrection to become a life-giving Spirit which man has to receive by believing into the Lord Jesus Christ. After this wonderful message, he prayed and called upon the Lord's Name to receive Him into him. It was a glorious spiritual birthday when he believed into the true and living God, Jesus Christ. That time together on this day was indeed a glorious independence day.

An Engineer : An engineer, a business development manager, of my contemporary and his family was the next fellow citizens we could minister the word of God to. To them was on John 3, specifically on being born-anew and being born of water and the Spirit; the believing into the Lord Jesus Christ and the significance of baptism. They already received the gospel and we fellowshipped to strengthen their faith and shepherded them to subjectively experience the full salvation, the Son of God, had accomplished and granted to all those who believe. This too was a glorious time spent together that transcends nationality and all form of diversity.

An Engineer Again : Our afternoon meeting was with another engineer's family employed with a very reputed MNC in Gurgaon. Initially, he showed doubt and reluctance, but later, he invited us into his home. Our time began on IT platform where I discoursed on some IT stuffs as I have that base too. And then on to the one unique God as the Creator of the universe and the purpose of His creation, touching mainly that man was created in the image of God who is the reality of love, light, holiness and righteousness. And then on to the need for receiving this true and living God, Jesus Christ, to be the reality of love, light, holiness and righteousness into our spirit. Then we all prayed together to receive this God in Christ Jesus as the Spirit. And then, we sang hymn and became acquainted as friends and brothers and sisters. It was a glorious time together indeed. 

On this day, on the celebration of the national freedom, we also celebrated the real freedom in spirit by ministering the word of God in life and Spirit to fellow citizens and ushered them into the real eternal freedom. The freedom in Christ Jesus, the true and living God. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. John 8:32;  If therefore the Son sets you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36.

This is indeed a glorious independence day! O, how I hope and pray, all my fellow citizens receive this real freedom!