1 Samuel 2:2
September 7, 2023
THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – 8th SEPTEMBER
September 8, 2023
THE 7th of SEPTEMBER
WE ARE SET FREE SO THAT WE LIVE FOR GOD’S GLORY
For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. – Galatians 5:13
In Jesus we have found true freedom. He is the author of freedom and every single one of us can be truly free only in Jesus. The devil enslaves many people, as they believe his lie that they are free, and that they would become God’s slaves if they became Christians. The truth is exactly the opposite. God does not force us to be His, but the devil is the one who truly enslaves those who sin. True freedom is not living in sin but being set free from its power. Our sinful nature is selfish, worldly and uses any opportunity to get us back to the old sinful life we had before being born of the Spirit.
Since Adam chose to disobey God and sin, mankind stopped being in God’s image, as we were created. The fallen nature seeks sinful pleasures and its own benefits, leading to self destruction. God created us in His image and that means that we need to love, as our Lord loves. In Jesus we are freed of the power of sin, so we can live holy lives for God’s glory. The more we love the easier we forgive, the more gladly we serve and seek the best for one another.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Thank You so very much my Lord for Your love! Please help me understand Your love and fill me more with it every day. Thank You Lord for the true freedom that I have found in You. Please help me use it right and remain free from the power of sin. I do not want to ever go back to my old sinful life, where the lusts of my flesh were causing me to sin. Please give me the strength to fight the good fight of faith daily and truly repent when I sin so that I may keep my heart pure. Please help me love You and people more, so that I will always please You, in the Name of Jesus I pray. Amen
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