Freed to Serve!

 It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don’t use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that’s how freedom grows. For everything we know about God’s Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That’s an act of true freedom. If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then? Galatians 5:13-15 MSG

Jesus did not free us to live a life of serving our flesh. Freedom in Christ isn't freedom to do whatever we want, but rather He frees us so that we aren't slaves to our old selfish nature any longer. He frees us to look out for the interests of others: seeing that they know his unconditional love, seeing that they have food on their tables and friendship for the unloved and unloveable. Christ's freedom is freedom to live for Him and be his hands and feet. It's freedom to laugh at simple things and smile because we are loved by Him. He frees us from our old thoughts and habits. He frees us to be who he created to be.... LIKE HIM! The longer we walk with Christ the more we should look like him. Our hearts should break for those who are broken. Our tears should fall for the ones who are hurting and can't find relief. Our feet should rush in to help the widow and the one whose spouse left them alone and rejected. Our hands should reach out to offer love and support to the single parent or the parent whose child is rebelling and lost. Freedom in Christ is freedom to leave this world behind and live a life of serving and giving.