June 19, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Monday, June 19.
Today is a federal holiday that celebrates freedom. Growing up in Texas, I've always known about "Juneteenth." On this day in 1865 in Galveston, a general named Granger read the Emancipation Declaration. President Lincoln had declared freedom for the slaves two and a half years earlier, but news traveled slowly back then.
Juneteenth celebrations began in Texas the next year and slowly spread across the South and then to every state. Two years ago it was declared a federal holiday. A day to remember, a day to celebrate, a "freedom" day.
Do you remember your spiritual "freedom" day? For me, it was Saturday, March 23, 1968. My father's church was having its annual spring revival crusade, and at the end of that Saturday night service I walked forward, took my dad's hand, and publicly professed that I had accepted the saving grace of Jesus Christ. March 23rd hasn't yet been declared a federal holiday, but it's a pretty special day for me!
Romans 10:10 - It is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
