Are We Really Free?

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May 23, 2012

"Are We Really Free?"

Scripture Reading:
John 8:36  (HCSB) Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you really will be free.

Devotional Reading:

When I was growing up, we frequently went to various parks around our town where we could play pick-up basketball. One evening we went to an indoor court  at Catonsville Elementary.  On one end of the court it was a free-for-all. I think the game was basketball, but I couldn’t be sure. It looked like a combination of football, rugby and wrestling. No rules. No regulations. No whistles. No fouls. And from the looks of it, no fun.  Street ball.  On the other end of the court, a smooth, sharp game was in progress. These guys were players. They handled the ball like you would not believe. The knew what a foul was, and even called a few on themselves! With the talent and discipline they exhibited, these guys were going somewhere…and their high-flying, above-the-rim kind of game was a thrill to watch. If you were a real player, the second game would be the game for you. The game with no rules and no skill would only frustrate (and might kill) you. But at the other end of the court, you could shine. The game with no rules would inhibit your freedom to excel, but the disciplined game would allow you all the freedom you need to play well. The truest freedom you and I can experience is the freedom that most closely conforms with our God-breathed, God-designed nature. He knows best how we are to function, and His parameters give us the freedom to really live.  So yes, we are truly free, but only when we have the discipline enough to walk in obedience to the Lord!  Then watch out for the blessings God will rain down upon you will be nothing short of "Amazing"


Keep the Son in your eyes,

Pastor Ben J Lahay

Galatians 2:20