Freedom

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Max Lucado writes, "Think of it this way.  sin put you in prison. Sin locked you behind the bars of guilt and shame and deception and fear. Sin did nothing but shackle you to the wall of misery.  Then Jesus came and paid your bail.  He served your time; he satisfied the penalty and set you free. Christ died, and when you cast your lot with him, your old self died too. The only way to be set free from the prison of sin is to serve its penalty. In this case the penalty is death.  Someone has to die, either you or a heaven-sent substitute. You cannot leave prison unless there is a death.  But the death has occurred at Calvary.  And when Jesus died, you died to sin's claim on your life.  You are free."

        So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. ~John 8:36

You are free.

Freedom can be rendered useless if it is underutilized and taken for granted or misused.

        Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up
          for evil; live as God’s slaves. ~1 Peter 2:16

This is a week usually filled with picnics and fireworks.  While this is a week that we celebrate our nation's freedom, every day is a day that we can celebrate our freedom in Christ. Let's choose to live in a way that honor's His choice to pay our penalty at Calvary.

Because He Set Us Free...

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