You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather serve one another in love. … live by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. — Galatians 5:13, 16
There are certain places you don’t want to be. You don’t want to be standing in the middle of highway in the path of a semi truck heading toward you at 70 miles per hour. You don’t want to be outside in your swimming suit when it’s twenty below zero. The don’t want to climb into the polar bear’s cage at the zoo.
You get the point, I’m sure.
Freedom has boundaries, just like we have boundaries. The moat between you and the polar bear is a very nice boundary. If the polar bear is hungry, he won’t have you for lunch because of the moat. In the same way, as soon as we disconnect from the Spirit, we are no longer free.
Let’s put it another way. Why is the Spirit here? He’s here to keep you free. He’s here to keep you on the right side of the moat. God cares so much about our freedom that He send His Spirit to keep us in the wide open places of freedom.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison. This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002. To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form. You may also support their ministry.