Freedom

Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

When people think of the Fourth of July, most people think of freedom. Freedom from the oppression of another country. Freedom to be our own country and build up our own nation. And the freedom to choose what we want to do with our lives. America is a Nation of freedom, but our God offers far more freedom than any nation or any constitution ever could. God sent His one and only son that we might be free, not to sin, but from sin. Because of that ultimate sacrifice God made for us, we have the opportunity to live free from the bondage of sin that so entangles us and controls us. Once we accept and embrace the love of Christ, we are completely free. Free from the dark oppression of a sinful life. Free to be built up as the person God designed us to be. And free to walk down the path of true life in God. In Christ, we are free. Purely and simply free.

Open up to God about what freedom means to you, and what you feel may be holding you back from embracing freedom in Christ. If you feel God leading you, invite Him to break anything that chains you down in your life, and come to embrace the freedom that God has in store for you.

I pray that your freedom in Christ gives you peace throughout today, and I hope you all have an awesome Fourth of July week!

Madelynn