Free Indeed

Galatians 5:1 "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."

What’s holding you hostage today? While many of us look free, we are too often held hostage by negative emotions like worry, anxiety and fear and despair. Or we’re held hostage by self-pity and complaining. Before we know it, instead of overflowing with joy, we become discouraged, prisoners of our own negative emotions.

Are you familiar with these places? There is a better way. Jesus paid the price on the cross so that we could be free. We are free in Him. We can change. We can escape our prisons of despair. And it starts when we choose to praise.

Paul was in a prison cell when he wrote these words in Galatians 5:1: “For freedom Christ has set us free. . . .” No matter what difficult circumstances you’re facing today, stop and give God praise. Thank Him for the privilege of experiencing His freedom. Recognize that you are free indeed. Pretty soon you’ll see, no prison can keep you hostage. You’re free-er than you feel.

Questions:

What negative emotions are holding you hostage today? Does knowing that Christ paid the price for your freedom motivate you to live in the freedom that is yours in Him?