Get Free!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 (3:18 pm)
Romans 6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Last night began the solemn memorial of the 22,000 soldiers who've perished in various wars fought throughout the course of Israel's short history. Even right now, as we write this devotion, again the sirens ring aloud. Everyone in Israel can hear the sirens at this moment and just about all of them will stop what they are doing in remembrance of those who've laid their lives down for our country's freedom.
Today we mourn, but tomorrow we will celebrate. Israelis will be in the streets singing, dancing, eating and bopping each other on the head with blue and white blow-up hammers and throwing confetti. Old, young, black and white — it's really a site to see. I've never seen anything quite like it — an entire country celebrating together. It is truly a sign of the freedom that has been won for us.
We as believers have been given a freedom far greater than this, however. Jesus laid down His life that we might have freedom from sin — freedom from the chains of darkness, freedom to live as we ought to live, in purity, righteousness and holiness! How much more should we honor the Lord's sacrifice by living a life that expresses that freedom! We need to be living memorials of His sacrifice as we show forth His freedom in our lives.
Let's give our life again to the Lord today. God wants to use us to accomplish great things for His Kingdom. Let's get free! There's so much work to be done!
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