Jesus Sets Us Free Indeed!

Jesus wants us to be free. He wants us to be completely free. Think about how much he loves us to want that. John 8:34-36. Read this amazing passage. Jesus sets us free from slavery. Before we are saved we are slaves of sin and slaves of the devil. Jesus rescues us from sin. How? Once in Jesus we do not have to sin anymore. We are free not to sin. Sure we will sin sometimes but by Jesus' power we do not have to habitually sin anymore. He can free us from lust, pornography, drinking, hate, lying etc.

He also sets us free from legalism. What is legalism? Trying to please God by keeping rules, traditions and commandments. The only thing that pleases God is living by faith in Jesus. Keeping rules and traditions becomes slavery that kills our joy and stops us from living by the Spirit. Anything we do as a ritual in order to please God becomes a snare but the just shall live by faith. He nailed the Old Covenant (the law, the 10 commandments) to the cross when he died on the cross, Col. 2:13-14. We are free from the law forever. We do not need to keep the law to please God, the law is done for believers.  We live by the Spirit not the law.  The law never saved anyone it only condemned men to death.

In Christ we are free from allthe things that ensare us and that the law could not free us from, Acts 13:38-39.  

We are free from fear and death through Jesus. He overcame death and the devil. Thanks be to Christ Jesus who saves us from death. Once saved by believing in Jesus we are alive forever even though our sinful body will die someday.

A big one that applies to me is freedom from the love of money. he showed me I was a slaeve to money and that I needed money to be happy. Spiritually, by His power He delivered me from this. It doesn't matter if I have money now or don't have money. I am completely free from that. Let His will be done. If I am broke I don't care. If I have money I don't care. Before if I was broke I had to get money anyway I could. I would beg, borrow and sometimes even steal. yes steal! Now the love of money has no power over me. I was snared even though I was a Christian and I knew better. Only He can deliver us from our sins.

Sweet Eternal Security!

What must we do to be saved? Simply trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross and in His resurrection on the third day. Since we can't do anything to be saved because Jesus did it all, we cannot lose our salvation ever. In John 10 Jesus said no one can snatch His people out of His hand. We cannot be taken out of His hand. He keeps us saved. We do not keep ourselves in Him. He keeps us in Him. The just shall live by faith. We live by the same faith that saves us. Do we get off track for periods of our life? Of course but he disciplines us as a loving Father. He doesn't leave us but purifies us through hardship.

Someone will say but what about our sin. Doesn't our sin cause Him to cast us out. No! He said He will never leave us nor forsake us. Our sin has already been taken away by His death on the cross. There is no more penalty for sin once we are in Jesus. Our sin has been removed from God's eyes forever. This means even sins we haven't committed yet are forgiven already. Our sins cannot remove from Christ and His love and salvation because our sins have been not only forgiven but also taken away forever. God said he will remember them no more.

Do not make God a liar. Believe what He says. If He says your sins are taken in Jesus then they are are, Col. 2:13 and heb. 10:14-17. If He says he will remember them no more then He will do just that, Heb. 10:17. Stop trying to stay forgiven. You already are forgiven. Rest in Jesus and His secure love.



Praise and thank him for His unending love and mercy.

How does God justify sinners?

How does God make sinful human beings right with Him? What is God's method for saving people? Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Acts 16:31

The Bible says that all people are dead in trespasses and sins. We are dead to God right from the start of our life. We are born separated from God. He is not our father or our friend when we are born. Not only are we sinners (for all have sinned Rom. 3:23) incapable of pleasing God but we are actually spiritually dead. We are not physically dead until we die but we are born spiritually dead.

What does a dead person need? They need life. When you are born again you receive this spiritual life. Now you are alive to God and not separate from Him. How do we get this life? "The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6:23. Jesus is the only who has this life. He has resurrection life. He died for the sins of the world, was buried and rose from the dead on the third day. Now everyone who trusts Him with their whole heart he saves and makes spiritually alive. Alive to God. Call on Jesus.

Place your faith in Jesus. Show your faith by calling on His name. His name saves you. We are all already forgiven because of His death on the cross. What we need is His life. God wants to adopt you into His family. When you believe in Jesus with your whole heart God becomes your Father because you honored His Son.

Jesus on the Mountain Down in the Valley!

Jesus took his disciples John, James and Peter up on the mountain. He was transfigured and showed them his glory. After that they went back down into the valley. Soon they encountered demon possessed people and all the rest of unbelieving humanity.

But listen Jesus had all the power when they saw him in His glory and He still had all authority and power when they went back down. Remember He is in control during great spiritual times and times of lowliness. Thanks to Oswald Chambers for this insight. Everyone should read his daily devotional.