All tagged freedom

Dominion, Ownership, and Who Owns the Marbles?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, God’s Gift of Freedom

Do you wake up in the morning believing you are a free man or woman, or have you given control to something or someone else? Are you independent, or have you given yourself over to a grand idea, your family, job, perhaps drugs, or some other thing, how about God? Where does He fit into your idea of freedom? Is being free really a choice you can make, or are you owned, and just being rebellious when believing otherwise? Let's explore our concept of freedom as it relates to God, Jesus, and our faith.

We are imprisoned by sin, not by faith

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Freedom in Faith

We read scripture which speaks of giving our lives to Jesus, and as Christian’s we thrill at the prospect, we count this thought as pure joy, and our doing so as the greatest accomplishment in life, but to the unbeliever this sounds a lot like imprisonment, bondage, and pure torture. However, forfeiting one’s life for another isn’t giving away our most precious possession, no, it is actually acquiring it because it isn’t sacrifice, but an act of love.

Freedom, Faith, and Servitude

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Freedom , Faith

We long for freedom, and to be our own men and women, but what does freedom really mean? So many feel that freedom means that they are not to be subservient to anyone, when what it really means is that we are free to serve whomever we choose. As patriots we serve our country, as husbands and wives we serve our families, but as Christians we find the greatest of all service... we find that our freedom is founded in serving the Lord, and making Him the focus of our lives.