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“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free…”  Gal 5:1a  (NIV)

There is a story told about a duke who was known for his appetite and equally grand waist size.  Once, after a disagreement with his brother, he was thrown into a castle and walled in, with only a small door by which to escape.  His captors neither chained nor bound him.  He was free to leave at the time of his choosing…if only he could fit through the doorway. When onlookers questioned the brother’s cruelty, he replied, “My brother is not a prisoner. He may leave when he wills.”  Yet, this duke remained captive for nearly a decade.

Sound familiar?  When have we been held back by weaknesses, fears or challenging circumstances?  Like the duke, we may think we are bound by weights and burdens too difficult to overcome. Unlike the duke, we don’t have to do or become something to experience freedom.  Our remarkable Lord took care of that for us when he became the doorway to our freedom.

So why don’t we often “feel” free?  Many of us have accepted and embraced Christ.  Yet we still find ourselves stuck in the mire of weaknesses, worry and fear.   We are vying for a better tomorrow, worrying about today or trying to control life with knuckles as white as the graying hair beneath the latest application of L’Oreal Medium Brown #4.  That isn’t freedom!    Would you join me today in praying for God to help us truly walk in the freedom He purchased on the cross?

“Lord, You know the areas where we are weak, frail, stained and bound.   Please help us walk in a sense of freedom unparalleled to anything we have ever experienced before!”

For His Glory

Claudia Dempsey
TRBC Women’s Life