Romans 6:22-23 (NLT) “But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”
This week we celebrate our freedom and give thanks for those who fought so bravely to secure it. Our freedom was bought at great price and our response should be to live our lives with gratefulness and honor.
In the same way, Jesus Christ paid the price for our sins with His blood so we may live forever. Along with that payment comes our responsibility to live our lives with holiness. Though we have been made free, we have made ourselves slaves of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Thankfulness drives us. Gratefulness revives us. Freedom enslaves us to do what is right because that is what we want to do and how we want to live.
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Pastor Don Terry 