 Promise #161: You can enjoy freedom because Christ has set you free. Galatians 5:1 (WEB) Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. This promise urges us to stand firm in the freedom that Christ has set us free to enjoy! This is not an option; it is a command. Another version of the Bible says that it is for the very sake of freedom that Christ has set us free. God loves it when we agree with Him and choose to live a life free from bondage and condemnation. In all the letters of the New Testament, the saints are always referred to as new creations in Christ. There is no reason for us to retreat into the yoke of bondage we once lived in. Christ has set us free! So enjoy your freedom! Tell others how they can be free too! Religion may attempt to keep us in bondage, but Jesus came to set us free. In John 8:36, Jesus says that we shall know the truth, and that truth will set us free. Anything that keeps us in captivity is not from God for our Heavenly Father loves freedom! When I reflect on this promise, I am grateful for the freedom that Christ purchased for us. It is my prayer that we do not become entangled with the things that once kept us in bondage. We were all created to live freely, so enjoy your freedom! *** Responsive Prayer: Father, thank you that it is for the love of freedom that Christ has set me free. Help me to celebrate that freedom in my life today so that I don’t take back on my shoulders the heavy burdens of condemnation and shame that once kept me enslaved. I am a much-loved child of the living God, and as such, I am completely free! In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen. Comments are closed.
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