“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another,” Galatians 5:13 ESV. Our freedom is Christ is the freedom to love, freedom to serve, freedom from selfishness, and most importantly, freedom from needing to be the center of attention. While I still must continually push back against self-centeredness, I’ve found the battle to be less intense as I’ve spiritually matured. True freedom is an inward reality as opposed to an outward acknowledgment from others. I’m not free when others know it, I’m free when I know it, believe it, and express it in my actions toward the world around me. Again, our “freedom in Christ” is most clearly manifest when we are serving others. Glorious God, and Father, carry me farther down the path of servanthood. Thank you for allowing our partnership with You.
“This is the day that the LORD has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!” Psalm 118:24 ESV. The table is set for a brand-new day. Only God knows exactly what is already prepared for my arrival in it. I must now leave behind days gone by and ready myself for new insight, a higher life, and greater things. Am I up for what today will bring? Only the day will tell, but the One who provides it will also carry me through it. One thing is sure; I will walk upon on sacred footprints since the Alpha and Omega has already trod this moment in advance, sprinkling blessings and divine opportunities throughout. I must pay attention so I don’t miss a thing He has placed along the path. Lord God, Lover of My Soul, today is the day You have made; I am so good with that and already rejoicing in what is to unfold. Lift me in Your arms and carry me through with faith, joy, and purpose.
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