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FREEDOM UNDER CONTROL
You are not slaves; you are free. But your freedom is not an excuse to do evil. You are free to live as God's slaves. – 1 Peter 2:16 (NLT)
If I wanted to I could sit down every morning to a breakfast of chocolate cake. Not just a piece of cake, but an entire cake with icing spread thick, made with real butter and filled with calories. In addition, I could wash my cake down with a massive strawberry milkshake made with ten scoops of home made ice cream. I have the liberty to do this, and no one can stop me. The only problem is that my freedom to eat in this way is going to have consequences. Over the course of time, I will not be able to function physically to the extent I could if I had showed reasonable constraint.
In a similar way as Christians we are free to make our own choices, even bad ones, if that is what we desire. God does not stop us from acting irresponsibly or keep us from doing or saying things that can harm us or others around us. Yet we cannot use our liberty as an excuse for behaving badly. Just because God allows us to do whatever we desire does not mean that God approves of everything we choose to do. The best choice is to exercise the freedom God gives us to live in a manner that pleases Him. True freedom is not found in throwing off restraint, but in choosing to live under the authority of the One who has emancipated us.
PRAYER THOUGHT: Lord, I choose to live under Your control.
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You are not slaves; you are free. But your freedom is not an excuse to do evil. You are free to live as God's slaves. – 1 Peter 2:16 (NLT)
If I wanted to I could sit down every morning to a breakfast of chocolate cake. Not just a piece of cake, but an entire cake with icing spread thick, made with real butter and filled with calories. In addition, I could wash my cake down with a massive strawberry milkshake made with ten scoops of home made ice cream. I have the liberty to do this, and no one can stop me. The only problem is that my freedom to eat in this way is going to have consequences. Over the course of time, I will not be able to function physically to the extent I could if I had showed reasonable constraint.
In a similar way as Christians we are free to make our own choices, even bad ones, if that is what we desire. God does not stop us from acting irresponsibly or keep us from doing or saying things that can harm us or others around us. Yet we cannot use our liberty as an excuse for behaving badly. Just because God allows us to do whatever we desire does not mean that God approves of everything we choose to do. The best choice is to exercise the freedom God gives us to live in a manner that pleases Him. True freedom is not found in throwing off restraint, but in choosing to live under the authority of the One who has emancipated us.
PRAYER THOUGHT: Lord, I choose to live under Your control.
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dailydevotions-subscribe@MyInJesus.com