No Longer a Slave

Friends,

My heart is burdened this morning for those who feel they must constantly be striving to become the perfect person and Christian they think they should be and for their heartache that comes when they realize they will always be struggling with one thing or another. Let Paul's words to Galatia comfort your souls. You are no longer enslaved by the law so that we might be adopted as sons and daughters, and as heirs of His kingdom through God. Yes, our calling is to be the hands and feet, salt and light, fishers of men here on this earth, yet this is borne from a heart of thankfulness and obedience to our Savior, Jesus. Echoing Paul's words in Philippians 1, "and I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."

"In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God...For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."

- Galatians 4:3-7, 5:1 - 

If you are wrestling with the sadness or frustration of seeing yourself fail time and time again (or that life's not getting 'easier'), Jesus loves you, accepts you and has died for you knowing full well you won't and can't live this life perfectly. This world is never where we can find our satisfaction and comfort - ultimately, it is when we'll be united with our Father in heaven. 

"My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness." - Edward Mote  

In Him,
Emily