
Freedom is Not Free
February is Black History Month. My mind goes over the many great men and women who paved the way and broke down barriers to open opportunities for the black and brown. When people said NO, these people found ways to still persevere and make inroads into American society.
There are too many greats to name, but Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad immediately come to mind. Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made 13 missions to single- handedly bring many slaves out of the bondage of slavery, including her family. Even today, slavery continues to exist in America in a number of ways. There are brothels, farms, and factories across the United States where people are working against their will for no pay. Our prisons are kept at full capacity for profit, and the horrors of human trafficking continue to plague our nation.
Spiritually, many are held bondage in sin, captive by their own sinful impulses. Satan has people wrapped up, tied up, and tangled up with his many entrapments. He attacks your mind with lies of low self-worth, being unloved, nobody cares about you. Or if a sin feels good, do it, you deserve it for what you’ve been through. His self-destructive lies go on and on. However, Jesus came to set people free from these bondages. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom 6:23 NIV).
Many don’t realize they are the walking-dead without Christ in their lives. Bondage means being mastered by someone or something outside your will. Being free is a matter of choosing to step into a different lifestyle, with Christ as the master of your life. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:16-17 NIV).
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1 NIV).
There are too many greats to name, but Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad immediately come to mind. Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made 13 missions to single- handedly bring many slaves out of the bondage of slavery, including her family. Even today, slavery continues to exist in America in a number of ways. There are brothels, farms, and factories across the United States where people are working against their will for no pay. Our prisons are kept at full capacity for profit, and the horrors of human trafficking continue to plague our nation.
Spiritually, many are held bondage in sin, captive by their own sinful impulses. Satan has people wrapped up, tied up, and tangled up with his many entrapments. He attacks your mind with lies of low self-worth, being unloved, nobody cares about you. Or if a sin feels good, do it, you deserve it for what you’ve been through. His self-destructive lies go on and on. However, Jesus came to set people free from these bondages. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom 6:23 NIV).
Many don’t realize they are the walking-dead without Christ in their lives. Bondage means being mastered by someone or something outside your will. Being free is a matter of choosing to step into a different lifestyle, with Christ as the master of your life. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:16-17 NIV).
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1 NIV).