Free indeed

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36
We might think that we have freedom, but do we really? We might live in a ‘free country’ where anything goes, but we can still be enslaved to things. It might not be a tyrannical government that enslaves us, but the pressure of the rat race and the expectations of your corner of society can enslave you to the same degree.
On a personal level, we are all prone to being enslaved to sin and to the sin nature. Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin” (John 8:34). Jesus came to set us free from this enslavement to sin. Paul cried out, “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?” (Rom. 7:24). Only Jesus has the power to break the chains of sin on our lives.
How does He do this? He said, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). The truth of the gospel is what sets us free. As we appropriate it to our lives, inviting the Holy Spirit to indwell us, confessing our sin and receiving forgiveness from God, we are no longer bound by sin. We can choose whether to give in to it, or whether to live for God in righteousness. Are you free today?