The Key to Freedom

Freedom is something we always seek.  We have all been under something, or someone’s, control at some point in our lives. Whether it is our parents, our boss at work, addiction, or even sin of any kind, we have all lost, or given over control to something besides ourselves.  Sometimes we lose control out of necessity, as with parents or our boss, but sometimes our loss of control comes in a more subtle way and takes over gradually.  Don’t feel bad, because I am sure that, if we all were honest, we would admit that we all have had this happen to us.  Paul told in Romans 3:23 that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”.  So know that we ALL have messed up and been under sin’s control.  Different problems, different sins, but at some point we have all lost control.  That’s the bad news. 

Now for the part I love!  God loved us anyway, He always has.  “We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.” (Romans 6:6)  So while we were still sinners Christ died for us to set us free from that bondage, from that sin.  Sin has lost its power in our lives.  Jesus told us in John 3:16-17, “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.  God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”

Tired of the way your life is headed?  Are you ready to be set free?  Sometimes it’s so hard to see through the storms of life, but if we will just look closely, we might see that the key to unlock our bondage has been there all along.  The answer to our troubles might be closer than we imagine.  We may have missed it before, but let’s not miss it this time!  “For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17)  Want freedom from those things that bind you?  The Lord offers freedom, but we must just ask and seek his will.

Want to be free?  Jesus is the answer, He holds the keys.  Let him open the doors to real freedom.

God Bless!