July 7, 2010
July 7, 2010 by nate
Filed under Pastors' Corner
Free for…
Our 4th of July service was awesome on Sunday. As I was sitting there clapping for those that have actively fought for my freedom and being challenged from God’s Word with regards to living into that freedom I thought about a topic I’d like to teach on some day, mostly because I’d like to do some more thinking and learning in this area. What hit me this 4th of July morning is that when I think of freedom I generally think of what I’m free from. Free from slavery, tyranny, religious oppression. What I rarely think about, but moved me greatly on Sunday was thinking about what I’m saved ‘for’. I firmly believe that the freedom I enjoy was won by the lives of those that fought for it, sacrificed for it. I also believe that God willed it…for a purpose. My freedom is not an accident. It didn’t catch God by surprise and cause him to think, “OK, now what?”
Something said on Sunday has found its way into my heart and it was this, ‘in many ways we haven’t done too well with our freedom’. That is so very true. Maybe it’s because I have allowed myself to view my freedom as an excuse to be free for all the wrong things; consuming, wasting, pleasure, hoarding…
The question remains…’what on earth am I free for’?
