It is my
right to say what I want to say when I want to say it. What could be more freeing than to do exactly
what I want to do? Surely true freedom
is just that, to act on a desire at the very moment I have it.
Does this
sound familiar? It is the rallying cry
of just about every movie, television show, and news article. We have all felt it ourselves. It is, however, the lie of our great enemy
that makes slavery appear as freedom.
You see, it is the tyranny of sin that says we must do this or that in
answer to our appetites. Genuine freedom
is the exercise of free will to say no.
What a
revolutionary concept this is! What an
amazing freedom is actually ours! In His
free choice to die, Christ said no to the ultimate slavery of sin and death. He offers that freedom to us through His
resurrected life. What choice will you
make?Lord, too often I feel as if I have no choice in my life, forgetting, ignoring, or even rejecting the powerful freedom You have given me. Help me to live boldly in the freedom of Your grace, free to reject what seems to have power over me and free to live the true life that You have designed. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.
Copyright © 2013 by Steven R. Perkins
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