Freedom Found Only In You
Psalms 119:41-48 41 May your unfailing love come to me, LORD,
your salvation, according to your promise;
42 then I can answer anyone who taunts me,
for I trust in your word.
43 Never take your word of truth from my mouth,
for I have put my hope in your laws.
44 I will always obey your law,
for ever and ever.
45 I will walk about in freedom,
for I have sought out your precepts.
46 I will speak of your statutes before kings
and will not be put to shame,
47 for I delight in your commands
because I love them.
48 I reach out for your commands, which I love,
that I may meditate on your decrees.
I have a cat that is supposed to be an indoor cat. Yet, with every chance he gets he does a door dash, and he slips just out of my reach. What he does not know is the inherent danger in his momentary freedom. Just to the north of us are packs of coyotes. To the south is a fairly busy street where the speed limit for our neighborhood is routinely ignored. Along with these dangers are birds of prey and who knows what else. My cat’s freedom is illusionary. The freedom we have in Christ is not.
When we go beyond just believing and become intentional disciples, people who have determined to follow the Good Shepherd no matter the cost, then we experience true freedom.
Today is a good day to transform from being a believer into becoming a disciple, one who considers every word spoken and every action taken in light of the cross.
May we each make a practice of choosing Jesus instead of the world, for it is in Jesus where true freedom is found.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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