“For freedom Christ has set us free.” ~Galatians 5:1
We come across the word ‘freedom’ a lot around the 4th
of July, a word that’s often tied to ‘independence.’
Having raised 4 teenagers,
when they got that growing sense of ‘independence’ that they often tried to pass
off as ‘freedom,’ it boiled down to no homework, no curfew, and no
chores.
That ‘freedom’ points more to wanting
less responsibility – and at that ‘freedom’ becomes more like a vacation. It
may be enticing however there’s no real substance to it.
What also gets passed off as ‘freedom’
is nothing more than ‘defiance.’
That’s all very different from
our “freedom in Christ” where this real and true freedom is not about having a
careless regard for responsibility or independence…
…as we read further beyond the above-noted phrase we learn our
freedom in Christ actually comes with INTERdependence.
As His loving and grace-filled work for us gives us our
freedom that nobody can take from us and defies the circumstances of our
earthly existence.
It’s a freedom for us to live into Jesus’ revolutionary
love every way we can.
Send your email to prinevillepc@gmail.com
and we’ll gladly add you to our band of “revolutionaries.”
Together
We Serve,
Pastor
Mike
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