What is freedom? When you hear the word "Freedom," you may think about the right to express yourself verbally, or in action, or in thought. You may think about being free from oppression or dominance. Or, when I think of freedom, I think of not being enslaved or imprisoned. It is this last definition that I would like to talk about.
There are so many people enslaved by so many things these days, which they seem unable to break away from. Whether it be drugs, alcohol, bad relationships, improper behaviors, wrong beliefs, etc., there seems to be an increase in the number of people enslaved and entangled in things that they seem unable to free themselves from. Because, they are unable...
Today's word is James 1:25, NIV, which reads, "But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then GOD will bless you for doing it."
If we are to be truly free from these things that enslave us and entangle us, we must "look carefully into the perfect law that sets (us) free." People seem to be wanting all kinds of freedoms except for the one true freedom that really matters. You may think that you want complete freedom, but complete freedom to do what you want, when you want, where you want isn't freedom - it's being enslaved to sin. To be truly free, you have to be free of sin. And, that only comes from faith in JESUS CHRIST!
We may find ourselves entangled in various sins from time to time. We may try to find a way to get free from those things that bog us down and defeat us. But, the only way to be truly free is to look carefully into the perfect law that sets us free and do what it says. It is then that GOD will bless us and set us free.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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