Don't Lose Your Freedom

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Galatians 5:13

Can you see how it would be possible for you to lose your freedom by indulging the flesh? There is a sin in your life that you used to battle, but you suffered many defeats, and so now you have declared a truce. You have learned to live with it.

You justify this in your mind because, after all, your sins are forgiven by Jesus and your destiny doesn’t depend on your works. But Jesus said, “Everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.” (John 8:34). By declaring a truce, you have compromised your freedom in Christ.

Hear God’s word to you today: “Do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh.” You have to break the truce. You have to say to yourself, This is a sin. It is offensive to God and it is destructive to me. I will not allow myself to be drawn back into slavery. I will not indulge the flesh. I will live by the Spirit.

When you break your truce with sin, Satan will say to you, “You can’t do that. You’re a slave.” And, by faith, you will say to him: “Yes, I once was a slave, but now by God’s grace I am a son.”