… where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. — 2 Corinthians 3:17
Freedom is the heritage of the sons and daughters of God.
When God leaves, freedom leaves. The ungodly cannot be free, because freedom becomes for them a license to do evil, and then layer upon layer of laws must be passed to keep a nation of evildoers from destroying itself.
But God is free and freedom is His gift to us who believe.
We think of God as giving restraint. But in reality, God removes the need for restraint. God’s work in us purifies our desires, so that our desires may be set free. When I no longer covet my neighbor’s wife, his car, his house, his job, and instead desire only things that are wholesome and honorable, I am free. God will satisfy those desires with good things.
I am deeply grateful for the freedoms we have in my country. And I know that there is much cruelty, bondage and oppression in this world. But when God shows up, His people are free. That is His gift, and no one can take it away.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
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