I'm sure you are all aware that today is Independence Day in America. That means they consider themselves free from the rule of another nation. However, sometimes it means that they think they are above the rule of anyone else. For individuals that can mean they think they are above any sort of rule or normal behaviour, and that can quickly get out of hand. We've all met people who think that and they really don't like it being pointed out.
In truth we all like to be independent in our own way. Or, at least, we like to think we are, but perhaps, sometimes we can get close to the "Don't you know who I am?", or, "I thought it was alright because of who and what I am" attitude. Oops! God's great banana skin!
Fortunately the Lord has ways of letting us know that we are not totally 'independent', but we are who we are and where we are by his grace. However, we do have one piece of independence given us by God. We are all, in one or more ways, individuals. Of all the billions of people across the world it is impossible to find two that are exactly the same in every way.
Of course we all like as much independence as we can get, but we all need some assistance from time to time. Often family and friends can be a great help, and if not you can't do better than asking God to step in. Go on, he loves you to be dependent on him and he always knows the right way to deliver what is needed.
So today, delight in, and thank the Lord for, the 'individual independence' he has given to each of us. We just need to remind ourselves, at times, that he is the one true God – and he is truly independent.
Jim Finch
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