" If the son therefore shall make you free,
ye shall be free indeed."
Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. This verse from a worship song we used to play a while back, kept going through my mind this week. It led me to this verse. Freedom, what exactly is it? Websters defines it as this for one possible meaning," liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another. " I like that. It has application for the Christian. We've been set free from sin. It holds no more power over us. What is interesting is the use of the word free in this verse. The first time it is used, in the Greek it is eleutheroo and is a verb tense. It means to deliver. The second usage is the word eleutheros as an adjective, meaning freedom from restraint or obligation. It's perfect! Christ is our strong deliverer and is the only one who can deliver. After we have been delivered, we are unrestrained from the power of sin. Now does this mean we still won't struggle with sin? Of course not. Until the day we go home to be with the Lord we will always have the flesh to deal with and render dead daily like Paul said. Once we understand who delivered us and what price He paid, that's when real freedom sets in. That's when the power of God hit's you square in the eyes and you realize just how awesome and powerful He is. So not only is this verse descriptive but it's also a promise from the one who made all of creation, the heavens, and the stars. Pretty awesome when you think about it. So this week I urge you, think, dwell, meditate on this and realize just how incredible our salvation is, and how awesome the one who gave it to us is. That's real freedom. You see, my God can do anything but fail. He's the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. He's our strong deliverer. Be blessed. Bob.
ye shall be free indeed."
Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. This verse from a worship song we used to play a while back, kept going through my mind this week. It led me to this verse. Freedom, what exactly is it? Websters defines it as this for one possible meaning," liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another. " I like that. It has application for the Christian. We've been set free from sin. It holds no more power over us. What is interesting is the use of the word free in this verse. The first time it is used, in the Greek it is eleutheroo and is a verb tense. It means to deliver. The second usage is the word eleutheros as an adjective, meaning freedom from restraint or obligation. It's perfect! Christ is our strong deliverer and is the only one who can deliver. After we have been delivered, we are unrestrained from the power of sin. Now does this mean we still won't struggle with sin? Of course not. Until the day we go home to be with the Lord we will always have the flesh to deal with and render dead daily like Paul said. Once we understand who delivered us and what price He paid, that's when real freedom sets in. That's when the power of God hit's you square in the eyes and you realize just how awesome and powerful He is. So not only is this verse descriptive but it's also a promise from the one who made all of creation, the heavens, and the stars. Pretty awesome when you think about it. So this week I urge you, think, dwell, meditate on this and realize just how incredible our salvation is, and how awesome the one who gave it to us is. That's real freedom. You see, my God can do anything but fail. He's the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. He's our strong deliverer. Be blessed. Bob.
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