2 Corinthians 3:17

"Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."
2 Corinthians 3:17


This is a good reminder for me today. It is easy to think of God and his gospel as restrictive or limiting... that having God in our lives limits our freedom to go out and "party" or "enjoy" life. :) ... the truth is very different. We only have true freedom when we are obedient to God's basic commandments. Why? Because disobedience sends us into dead-end paths. Our only choices are to wallow in sin
or turn around and go back to the path. When we are obedient, we have myriads of possibilities open up before us... ways to grow and progress, talents to foster... thousands of choices and opportunities. As we grow closer to God, and more like him, we begin to grow towards the choices that God has. As we walk away from him, we severely limit our choices, AND our knowledge, because the Spirit is involved in all of those things. Sinning is like choosing to live on the street. After you've been there a while, what choices do you have? It's hard to even get a job without an address and a shower. Today, let's work on inviting the spirit into our lives, and helping him to feel comfortable.