Have you ever thought of your self as a slave?  A slave to your passions and desires.  The Bible uses this language often but also talks about the freedom that we can experience through Jesus.  Let’s look together at what Jesus says about this in John 9.

31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?” 34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Our freedom from sin according to Jesus comes from embracing the truth and from the freedom that Jesus offers us.  The problem is that while we are free sometimes we still act as though we are slaves to sin.  We are freed slaves who run right back into slavery.   Jesus reminds us in this passage that by holding onto the truth we can be set free.  The truth is that Jesus is better than anything the world can offer us.  Better than pleasure.  Better than success.  Better than wealth or fame.  Jesus is better than everything.  When we hold on to that truth and hold on to Jesus we become truly free.  I pray that we would all rest in our freedom in Jesus today and each day. 

In His Grip,
Pastor Dave