Crazy Money! Celebrate Your Freedom

It’s Crazy Money Day! 

Many have fought and died for the priceless treasure of being free. You’re likely doing whatever you choose to do this holiday because others gave their lives for this privilege.  We should express our gratitude to them and to the Lord. In a very similar way, Jesus died to set us free. To free us from the law of sin and death, which we could not achieve on our own.  He sacrificed His life to purchase our freedom and ushered in the greatest news ever known to mankind. We don’t have to fear the wages of our sin if we turn to Him. In Galatians 5, Paul said it this way: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free!” 

Now that’s amazing love! It’s priceless – beyond our ability to purchase. Think of how much Jesus loves you today – to volunteer his life to pay the penalty for sins He did not commit and to set you free from a life of guilt and shame. That’s truly Good News. The verse continues: “Stand firm, then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Paul is warning us to be careful, to avoid trying to work for our righteousness. It has been provided in full by Jesus Christ, and it’s a gift that we accept by faith. We can rest from that work, but we must be vigilant to remain free and not fall into legalism, which is a trap and a yoke of slavery. So this Fourth of July, I hope you celebrate the freedom we have in America, but today and in the days to come, celebrate the freedom you have in Christ. For if the Son has set you free, you are free indeed.

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