Article July 4, 1977 Issue

Freedom Right Now!

LEONORE IDA RATHBUN

Sitting on the deck of my island hillside home one day, gazing out on a tranquil blue sea, I thought how very grateful I am to God for His tender, loving care.

God made man to reflect Him, and God made everything that was made—good. So anything and everything that is not good is a lie about God. If it is a lie, it isn't true. If it isn't true, it isn't real. If it isn't real, it has no power. If it has no power, it cannot annoy, disturb, or harm anyone; then, it is nothing, absolutely no thing.

Christ Jesus said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." ^{John 8:32;} Therefore when we are able to understand and really accept these truths, we are free. "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." ^{Gal. 5:1;}