Reading: Romans
8:2
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set
you free from the law of sin and of death.”
We each have our particular definitions of what freedom is.
Whether in regard to personal limitations of health, finance, relationships, or
outreach in society, government, and legal justice.
Whatever is our foundation reason, the lure to be fully
free—to be released from any boundaries—to resist limitations is common ground
almost daily. Our hearts can rage from petty discomforts to staggering
atrocities.
Yet no boundaries of any kind can also bring chaos and
destruction. Our world’s history offers countless examples of sinful
devastation when individuals and countries refuse any accountability.
Or, in reverse, establish such legalistic boundaries that
deny human compassion or value for lives.
Once again Jesus upends our perspective. Law is internal—not
external. Law is freedom within boundaries. Law is life giving—not death. His
law gives us the soul freedom to live fully open, fully honest, and fully
valued. Spirit led.
Freedom from the power of sin and death is astonishing!
It changes everything—everyone—every time. It redefines
boundaries and opportunities and possibilities from despair and death to hope
and life. Regardless of whether we are imprisoned in chains or flying
unencumbered in the wind, He gifts us with His law.
Lord, show us how to accept with thanksgiving and joy Your
daily gift of life in all circumstances. To walk with you from the inside out
by Your Spirit’s words. Bring Your light into our desperate cries.
Psalm of Worship: Proverbs 8:1
“Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her
voice?”
