So Christ has really set us free.
Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law
(Galatians 5:1, NLT).
Freedom comes with truth.
In John 8:32 we find the promise, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (NIV). To know truth, we must first know God because He is truth. John 14:6 says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”
When we come to Jesus Christ in a personal relationship, we will experience true freedom for the first time - freedom from sin - freedom from condemnation and death, and freedom to really live. Without truth, there can be no freedom.
Freedom comes with obedience.
Obedience calls us to challenge every priority in our lives and lay aside anything that hinders our walk with God. Instead, we refuse to forsake cherished sin, allowing wrong attitudes to take root and prosper while harmful habits hold us prisoner. The writer of Hebrews offers compelling direction for the captured soul longing to be free. “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1). Obedience brings freedom.
Freedom comes with understanding.
Until we understand who we are in His eyes, we will never truly be free. Our value and worth rest solely in the fact that we were created, chosen, and pursued by God – for God. We belong to Him. His unconditional love not only sets us free to become all He created us to be but allows us to be more than we ever dreamed we could be. In Romans 5:8 the words of Paul celebrate our identity in Him, “But God showed His great love for us by sending Jesus to die for us while we were still sinners.” Recognizing our worth and value to God sets us free from the chains of human expectations and earthly demands. Understanding brings freedom.
Christ really has set us free. The question is - are we living in that freedom?
Don’t live another day chained to the old ways in your life. Seek His truth, walk in obedience, and celebrate your God-created identity! Free!
Free at last!
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