Freedom…not just a thought that we hold on to
Freedom.. not just the desires of our heart. That’s what Jason Upton sings in his “Open up the Earth” CD. One of my favorite ones. When we decided to name our fellowship – Freedom Fellowship, we truly believed that the Lord gave us the name for a specific reason.
Why freedom? Why is it not just a thought that we hold on to? It’s because we not only think about it, but desire it and need it so badly and we know for certain that there is a way to obtain it. The Word says in John 8:36 (NLT) “So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.” So why is it that some of us are still bound to things that don’t allow us to function completely for the Kingdom of Heaven? That’s easy! Because we haven’t really, truly, 100% surrendered it all to God.
We need to realize that when we are not free we are slaves to something. “Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.” (Galatians 5:1 – Message). I don’t know about you but I don’t want to be a slave to something that constantly keeps me away from having full and total relationship with God. Don’t allow something in your life to take the place of the Father. He desires to have your attention completely. As long as we are slaves to something else, we will never have true freedom in Christ. We have to let Him purify everything within us and when we have real freedom in Christ, we have victory. So as Jason sings… “Real freedom is coming oh, God….send Your freedom!”
–Cynthia


