Freedom Song

"The next day, he [John] saw Jesus coming toward him, and said: 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'"—John 1:29

Grateful for the Land of the Free, warts and all, and also remembering that freedom, at its highest and best level, outshouts the best that William "Mel" Wallace could ever offer:

"I AM!"

The highest freedom has the simplest yet most powerful formula ever known to mankind:

Jesus = Yeshua = God saves.

The highest freedom never compartmentalizes things like Christmas and Easter themes, and makes a wide berth for faith-building seasons of wilderness, and doubt, and questioning. (Even this same John the Baptist, who while sitting unjustly in a prison cell later in the Story, sent messengers to ask, "so, are You really the One You say You are, or should I and we be looking for someone else?") 

The highest freedom even imagines being among those along the Jordan that day earlier in John's life, and trying to pass along his shocking freedom message, word-of-mouth no less, to friends and loved ones:

"Everyone! Behold—look! LOOK!—This One, this Name alone, this Lamb (lamb?!), this Jesus...this is amazing Love! No, I can't explain it. I can't even begin to wrap my brain around it. But this King of Kings is among us and He's never moving out. Because He owns this place. And He loves this place. And especially, all of us who are in it....And who can possibly keep quiet about such a thing? Or, about this?"....

For a Child has been born—for us!

The gift of a Son—for us!

He'll take over the running of the world

His Names will be:

Amazing Counselor

Strong God

Eternal Father

Prince of Wholeness

His ruling authority will grow

And there'll be no limits to the wholeness He brings

He'll rule from the historic David throne

Over that promised Kingdom

He'll put that Kingdom on a firm footing

And keep it going

With fair dealing and right living

Beginning now and lasting always

The zeal of the God-of-the-angel-armies

Will do all this.

(Isaiah 9:6-7, Message)