majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in 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."
Paul tells the Galatian believers that Jesus Christ has set us free.
Free from what? The Galatians had begun to turn to law-keeping as a
way of keeping themselves acceptable to God. They had turned from the
freedom Jesus Christ provides and were seeking to enslave themselves
with the law.
Freedom is a wonderful thing. When we turn to Jesus Christ, embrace
him in faith, the Holy Spirit comes into our hearts. The Holy Spirit
fills our hearts with new desires and a longing for our God. Where we
had no freedom from sin and no freedom to live lives that are pleasing
to God, Jesus Christ has brought that to us. In Romans 6:17-18 we
read, "But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin,
you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were
entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to
righteousness." In that same chapter, in verses 20-23 we read, "When
you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of
righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things
you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you
have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit
you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the
wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord."
Paul makes a remarkable statement in Romans 8:1-4. There he says,
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ
Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set
me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless
to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending
his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so
he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous
requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live
according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit."
Jesus Christ has provided us freedom! We are free from the law and we
are free from the control of sin!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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