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This morning we are celebrating Independence Day in the United States and as a natural born resident, I think about the significance of this celebration to me as an American citizen. But what this leads me to is an even deeper consideration of the meaning this day, the fourth of July, has for me and how it compares to the day that I announced my personal independence from all kings and rulers with the exception Jesus Christ to whom I pledged my belief and loyalty... on that day I became a naturalized citizen, not of an earthly country or anything of this world, but of God’s heavenly realm, I became a Christian.

How do we judge the success of our lives? If we are like the secular people who surround us then it would be by the money we have accumulated, the size of our homes, and perhaps the number of children we have, or the power we wield over those who we employee. Do we as Christians covet what those who live only in the world call wealth? Are we working long hours to live a few short years in luxury, only to lose it all in the moment of our death?