"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
Galatians 5:1
It's interesting the different ways that the idea of freedom and liberty is used. Many would say that religion is a bondange or that God's commandments are limiting our freedom, but here we understand that liberty comes through Christ, and the yoke of bondage is what we experience when we are entangled in sin and caught up in the consequences of our own unwise choices. Christ can free us from all of that, holding off justice with mercy until we are ready to face it by learning to be the kind of person that isn't going to break themselves against that wall.
I think we can all relate to being rescued on some level, whether major or minor. Today, let's consider what God does for us in rescuing us from so many of our own consequences, and the freedom we have because of that to learn, grow, and try again. Let's do our best to keep trying and stay free from being stuck the way we are without being able to make things better.
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