Independence Day

 Scripture:

“But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭22‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

In Galatians, Paul writes to them to confront the fact that they were falling out of grace and back into the Law as a way to be holy. In this passage, he says that we are all prisoners of sin and that God’s promises of freedom comes, not by the Law, but by believing in Christ. It is interesting that Paul fights this so hard because he was a Jew of Jews at one point in his life. He was truly set free from the silvery of the Law.

Application:

Today is Independence Day in America. It is the day we celebrate our independence from England and our freedom as our own country. On this special day, I am reminded that freedom always costs something. For the United States, it has cost many lives who have fought to protect our freedom. In the spiritual, Christ died so that we could be set free from the slavery of sin. Freedom brings an obligation to defend it. As believers, we must walk in our freedom and defend our freedom from sin. It no longer has power over us!

Prayer:

Father, You are great and glorious! You are incredible! Help me to walk in step with Your Spirit and to accomplish all You have for my life. Teach me to live in obedience and freedom. I want to live free from the power of sin and death. Help me to follow You completely in every way. Thank You Jesus for paying the price for my freedom.

Yours Forever,

Jeff