Bible Verse of The Day – 8-2-19

Galatians 5:13 (NKJV) 13 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.

We have been called to liberty.

Jesus came and walked among us to show us and teach us how to walk in freedom. And then He died, willingly, to make that freedom available to us.

His death was not in vain. He had a specific purpose; Freedom from sin and death for those who would choose to follow Him and apply His sacrifice to their own lives on a personal level.

We can choose to follow Him and walk in the freedom that He has offered us. Or we can follow Him and tie ourselves down with so many things.

Sometimes the things that tie us down are things that we have pulled into our relationship with Him. How does this happen?

We put our faith in Christ, which sets us free, and then we begin to entangle ourselves in things that we think are part of Christianity, only to become less and less free as time goes by. Before we know it, we are a slave to religion, whereas God has called us to become slaves to righteousness.

Romans 6:18 (NKJV) 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

Being a slave to righteousness is not slavery at all! But, rather, true freedom in Christ. Because as we embrace Christ and grow in our relationship with Him, we shake off the chains of sin, leaving us free to experience a full, abundant life in Christ.

And this is why God doesn’t want us entangling ourselves in chains again through religious bondage or other types of things that ensnare us.

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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