FREE B Y K A Y T I E G A U S
What is holding you hostage? What are your chains and shackles holding you back from living a free life? Do you even know what a free life looks like anymore? Regret, doubt, sin, mistakes, money, anxiety, these are all real things that cause angst in our hearts and restrict us from running wildly free for Jesus. There was once a moment in your life when you felt free. It could date back to your childhood. Running freely through the neighborhood. Or maybe it was graduation day, and getting handed your diploma was a freeing moment. Or it could have been the moment you asked God for salvation. Whatever your freedom looked like, even if it was just for a split second, I promise you, you can have it back. You can be made new each and every morning. I've been there. There have been days I wake up anxious. Fearful for the state of the world or personal circumstances. Maybe you go in to a job everyday that drains you of joy. Maybe you have been passed on chains from previous generations and you are convinced it's a curse. You might feel your shackles are so tight there is no escape. But here's the good news, you have a second chance at being free. A second chance at wildly pursuing Jesus, running free because of His own sacrifice. Jesus gave Himself up for us. He died a death He didn't deserve for us. He was mocked, ridiculed, and beaten. He hung on a cross. All for us to have the opportunity to run free. According to scripture, "For Christ died for sins once and for all, a good man on behalf of sinners, in order to lead you to God. He was put to death physically, but made alive spiritually" (1 Peter 3:18) A phrase that stands out to me in that verse is "once and for all." It doesn't have to happen again. Jesus died His death once for you and me. Once to cover all sins. Once for us to have salvation, relish in that.