Before she ever met her husband, Marc Evan Diaz, Kelly Yarn created lyrics for a worship song that Marc now sings. He croons, “Freedom, come and fill me with your truth, take me by the hand.”
The couple hopes their artistry provides clear spiritual truth so anyone can grasp that freedom is God’s invitation to all. God evidently planned for Kelly and Marc to produce this song together and for Marc, who grew up in Texas where Juneteenth celebrations first occurred, to sing “Freedom” as a centerpiece to a Juneteenth documentary.
God is our Master Planner. Long before Jesus’ birth, God planned for the Savior to free humans from sin, giving His life as our ransom. Generations of patriarchs, prophets, and witnesses have recognized that Jesus is God’s promised Deliverer.
During his ministry, Jesus himself told unbelieving Pharisees, “Very truly I tell you . . . before Abraham was born, I am!” (John 8:58). Though some may misunderstand the plan of grace that God initiated and reject His salvation, God has invited us to respond to His great plans for our lives by seeking Jesus (John 9:1–11). God sets us free indeed, free from every chain.
Even before experiencing physical freedom, enslaved African Americans experienced spiritual freedom as they trusted God’s invitation of liberty for eternity. In every generation, God invites each of us to respond to Him.
