*Freedom In the Son*
*So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:36)*
Jesus, I once was bound by the heavy shackles of my sin. I*Freedom In the Son*
*So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:36)*
Jesus, I once was bound by the heavy shackles of my sin. I could not break the power of my sin, could not stop sinning, did not even want to stop sinning. I was a willful slave of Satan, living out my days in his kingdom of darkness, unable to see you or know you. My heart was a spiritual coffin, full of death and decay. I was in grave danger, yet didn’t know it. The flames of hell awaited me. The wrath of God hung over me. I was hopeless, helpless, and powerless. I needed to be rescued. I was powerless to rescue myself.
But Jesus, you came to my rescue! You supernaturally breathed life into my spiritually dead heart. You caused my dead bones to come to life. You broke the mighty power of sin that enslaved me. You conquered sins that had ruled me for years. You destroyed my appetite for sin. You broke the sinful spell Satan had cast over me, and you opened my eyes to see your glory and your beauty. You wrote God’s law upon my once rebellious, traitorous heart. Jesus, you did this! You are the great conqueror. You are the holy warrior.
Jesus, thank you for the freedom you have given me. I know that if you have set me free from the power of sin, I truly am free. I may feel as though sin still rules me, but I believe your promise that you have set me free. Help me to live each day in the freedom I have in Christ. In Christ, I am free to be holy. Help me to walk out that holiness each day. Satan often lies to me, telling me that I must obey my sinful desires. But I know that in Christ, I truly am free. I don’t have to obey my sinful desires, no matter how strong they feel. I am no longer a slave, I am a son of the living God.
Lord, thank you that a day is coming when I will be completely and totally free from sin. I will no longer be plagued and harassed by my sin! How I long for that day! I long for the day when I will not only be free from the power of sin, but also free from the presence of sin. Until that time help me to fight vigorously against my sin, knowing that I am free and secured in Christ.
*Praying the Promises p.77* could not break the power of my sin, could not stop sinning, did not even want to stop sinning. I was a willful slave of Satan, living out my days in his kingdom of darkness, unable to see you or know you. My heart was a spiritual coffin, full of death and decay. I was in grave danger, yet didn’t know it. The flames of hell awaited me. The wrath of God hung over me. I was hopeless, helpless, and powerless. I needed to be rescued. I was powerless to rescue myself.
But Jesus, you came to my rescue! You supernaturally breathed life into my spiritually dead heart. You caused my dead bones to come to life. You broke the mighty power of sin that enslaved me. You conquered sins that had ruled me for years. You destroyed my appetite for sin. You broke the sinful spell Satan had cast over me, and you opened my eyes to see your glory and your beauty. You wrote God’s law upon my once rebellious, traitorous heart. Jesus, you did this! You are the great conqueror. You are the holy warrior.
Jesus, thank you for the freedom you have given me. I know that if you have set me free from the power of sin, I truly am free. I may feel as though sin still rules me, but I believe your promise that you have set me free. Help me to live each day in the freedom I have in Christ. In Christ, I am free to be holy. Help me to walk out that holiness each day. Satan often lies to me, telling me that I must obey my sinful desires. But I know that in Christ, I truly am free. I don’t have to obey my sinful desires, no matter how strong they feel. I am no longer a slave, I am a son of the living God.
Lord, thank you that a day is coming when I will be completely and totally free from sin. I will no longer be plagued and harassed by my sin! How I long for that day! I long for the day when I will not only be free from the power of sin, but also free from the presence of sin. Until that time help me to fight vigorously against my sin, knowing that I am free and secured in Christ.