Almost Forgotten

I almost forgot that I even had this thing.  I was just reading my last post and remembered how hard it was for me to even think the last time I wrote.  There was so much going on in my life and my emotions--that I really didn't want to talk.  Thank goodness for Jesus Christ--who has set us free from bondage, to not be entangled by these emotions.  He brings peace and joy! 

Sunday, my father-in-law preached on--Not just being set free "from" but set free "to."  We have been set free from bondage, sin, snares, traps, etc. But most of us don't know that we have been set free to do something--we just sit around in this neutral area and say were free.  We have been set free to now go and be slaves to righteousness.  To do the work of the Lord.  Not that we are saved by the good works, but we are saved to do good works.  It is not religious acts but a lifestyle of devotion that leads to righteousness.

Lots of times--I see in myself and others--we say man I wish I could be set free from...

The truth is--at the cross we were set free, and when we receive salvation we receive all that was accomplished on the cross.  But for the most part we don't know it.  We still walk around in chains or in prison.

Remember in Acts, when Paul was in prison and the angel came and opened the doors and broke the chains, he stayed there.  Christians are very much the same.  God has set us free--no more chains, no more bondage, but we ignore that the door is open and set us free to go do something, and we just sit in our prison still trapped even though we are set free.  We must embrace what God has done--not just a ticket to heaven but the whole package.  I encourage you to read the word and find out what I mean by the whole thing--I could write some down but it would mean more to discover them yourself--I still find new things everyday that I already have and didn't even know it!  You are free, free indeed!