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$\"\"$ <\/a>Then the LORD said to Moses, \u201cGo to Pharaoh and say to him, \u2018This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.\u201d<\/em> -Exodus 8:1<\/p>\n

Why did God give his people freedom? So they could worship him. They were not given liberty to pursue their own self interests, to improve their economic situation, or to avenge their oppressors. God provided freedom to freely worship him.<\/p>\n

Americans have long enjoyed this privilege of religious freedom. Unfortunately, the access to religious freedom for such a long period of time has led many to live as if religious liberty is unimportant. Yet religious liberty is at the heart of much of God\u2019s work in this world, with history all the way back to Moses and the Jewish people in Egypt.<\/p>\n

Let us not neglect or abuse our freedom to worship God. Let us fully appreciate our liberty to worship God and give him our full allegiance today.<\/p>\n

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Dillon Burroughs<\/strong><\/a> is the author and coauthor of numerous books and is handwriting a copy of all 31,173 verses of the Bible at\u00a0HolyWritProject.com<\/a>. Find out more about Dillon at\u00a0 Facebook.com\/readdB<\/a> or\u00a0 readdB.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"