Colossians 1: Freedom
Consider: Colossians 1
We live in “the home of the free”. There’s a lot that goes into that statement, but one of those things is, for the most part, we don’t have to do everything the government tells us to do. We don’t have to go to a certain government sanctioned church, we have the choice of which church to go to. We have the choice of which store we want to shop at… where we want to buy gas… we have the choice of who we want to be our next leader.
In freedom we have a lot of choices.
In Colossians 1, Paul briefly touches on the freedom we have in Christ. In verse 13 & 14 he says this:
“For He has rescued us from the one who rules in the kingdom of darkness, and He has brought us into the Kingdom of His dear Son. God has purchased our freedom with His blood and has forgiven all our sins.”
This freedom that Paul was talking about is not just any old good American freedom. It goes beyond anything our military could have shed their blood for. It’s freedom from sin and freedom from the one who wants us bound in sin, satan.
The choice we have through freedom in Christ is that we have the opportunity to live like Jesus and overcome sin. One of the lies the enemy likes to use is that “oh, you’re human. You’re gonna sin anyways. Just go for it.”
BUT through freedom in Christ, remember we are a new creation. We’re not just “normal” humans any longer. We have the Spirit of God dwelling in us. We have the ability to reject temptation and live our lives in a way that is pleasing to Him.
So as in America we have free choices, so you have the choice with your life as a believer. You don’t have to give in to the devil’s temptations. You don’t have to sin when the opportunity arises.
The moral of the story: you CAN say no to the devil and his ways and you CAN say yes to Jesus and a life of purity.
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