There are four births in the world every second. Some of these new babies are born in squalor. Some are born in countries where they are prisoners of their own political system. Of the worlds 6.6 billion people just over 300 million live in the United States where freedom is valued and defended by its people even to the point of death in war.
People from all over the world seek to become part of the United States to enjoy its freedoms and opportunities. The first to be born here was Peregrine White who was born aboard the Mayflower, anchored near the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts on this day in 1620. She was the first child ever born of English parents in New England. Her family and their fellow travelers came seeking freedom. How thankful we should be for them and their willingness to risk everything to live in a place where they could be free.
Not everyone can possibly live in the United States. And there are other countries where there is freedom as well. However, there is one place where anyone who chooses may enjoy citizenship and guaranteed freedoms. That is in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus said in the sermon on the mount, "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." When a person is willing to humble himself and accept that only through God's provision can he enjoy spiritual freedom he becomes s citizen of His kingdom. You may not have been born into the freedom of another country on earth, but you can be born into the freedom of God's kingdom. Certainly we should be thankful for God's grace extended to us.
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