Stand fast

Galatians 5:1 says to, “Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and bee not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”

This was my encouragement for today, we, who have been picked up, or pulled out of the scrap heap, who have tried many different “religions” so to speak, who have been delivered from a LIFE of sin and destructive behaviors, who base their “self esteem” on what others think of them, and what the “world” considers to be ok or not ok. We are a miserable lot, but…. Thank God that in Christ Jesus we are set free, These are words that get tossed around alot out there, but, the impact on a personal life is huge. We are free from bondage. This bondage word is a big one, and mostly in our minds. It is the driving force behind so many actions and behaviors. It is at the core of how you rate yourself, what you think of yourself, it is the motivator of ” I feel like I have to do’s…”  it is almost like an entity, you have to do things a certain way or you are not good enough, it tells you lie after lie, and makes you feel the need to BOW down to it, it keeps you a prisoner in your own mind. I picture the Jews, after Christ set us free, I imagine that they had real difficulty thinking they were a “Christian” if they did’nt perform all the rites and rituals that their fathers had taught them, they probably had much difficulty leaving out perhaps bowing to the east, then the west, using incenses, and saying certain chants. Their “security” has come from this for years and years, the whole thought process needed to change.

Folks, we are free, if we are in Christ, all the rest is garbage, mind battles etc. If we have submitted to Christ, repented of our sins, and living the best way we know how afterward, we are free. It is quite opposite to what we would think, it seems to most that becoming a Christian is a great restriction, and you cant do this or that. Christ is our leader his ways start to become our ways, and his ways are good ! They are liberating, they make you KNOW that you are walking with him, they remove the question that everyone has… am I going to heaven? Let us not listen to the enemy bondage any longer, let us join in the battle that the Saints from Galatia were in and many others since. Let us stand fast, be confident in our freedom, knowing it is not a burden of denial and bondage, dont listen to PEOPLE who say you have to do this or that, and you dont amount to much if you do this or that, let us listen to Christ and his words, they truly are pretty simple and plain, yet profound. He gives us victory over all things, sometimes it is just a matter of accepting it.

May God with his grace and his mercy help us to all get his freedom and liberty today !!