The fourth is perhaps the most remembered day of July. It is the day we celebrate our independence from Great Britain. On July 4,1776, the Continental Congress announced that the 13 colonies were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire. We declared our independence but had to fight for it for five years before the final victory won. It was even two years after that before the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War.

We can declare our independence from Satan and sin, but we have to fight for it to be a reality. Confrontation always follows declaration, but our spiritual freedom is worth fighting for.