The Loft ~ Freedom

As we ponder on the topic of FREEDOM today at The Loft, I am reminded that the apostle Paul was never one to mince words. In Galatians 5:1 he said:

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Jesus died so that each of us, YOU and me, could know, to the very marrow of our bones, what it is to be free. Free from the stranglehold of sin. Free from the irresistible pull toward sin. FREE.

All it takes is asking Jesus to save us, and then walking in relationship with Him. That’s it.

So, why do we so easily run back toward sin? When Jesus has given us everything we need to have victory over it, and be free, what is the draw for us?

The pull of sin is powerful in our lives. It is like the gravitational pull of the earth on our bodies….nearly irresistible…..unless, we have experienced being truly free in Christ. I would submit to you that when you and I have known true, full freedom in Christ, and walked with Him in intimate relationship, we have no desire to return to our sin. In fact, we will do everything we can to stay clear of it.

I know this to be true personally. In my 20s I foolishly walked away from Christ and into a sinful season that lasted nearly 10 years. Today, it turns my stomach to think about the things I did. I never want to go there again. Why did I do that? Although I knew Jesus as Savior, I had never experienced an intimate relationship with Him. I was not praying daily. I was not studying Scripture. I was not doing what it took to develop that intimate relationship with Him, so I walked away from freedom. Thankfully, Jesus never walked away from me. He was always right there, beckoning me back to freedom.

What about you? Do you truly know what it is to be free in Christ? free…..no chains to hold you to sin. free…no secret sin.

FREE in Christ!

We are a topic driven link-up, which means that we link posts that pertain to the topic of the week. Posts that are not on topic will be deleted.

We will offer a month’s worth of topics each week so you can plan and prepare for a post that helps you enter into the conversation. Here are the topics for the next month:

July 6 ~ Freedom

July 13 ~ Still

July 20 ~ Teachers

July 27 ~ Pot Luck

Just a reminder that the link-up goes live on Wednesday morning at 5am and will stay live until the following Monday at 5pm. If you link up at The Loft, please do not link-and-run. We want to create conversation and community, therefore, we ask that if you linkup one post, please visit two others. There are some beautiful people who link-up each week, and visiting their posts is the best way to get to know them.

Now, it is time to get to today’s link-up. Our prompt today is FREEDOM. Share a post about Freedom. You will find the linky at the bottom of my post. Enjoy the fellowship at The Loft.