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Free Indeed!

Title: Free Indeed
"So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered Him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?” Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
(John 8:31-36, ESV)
What does it mean to be free indeed? For many people, getting to the freedom is one very hard step. But it isn't hard. They themselves make it hard. Jesus wants us to be free, but your faith is what matters. The man of God has his half to do, and you have your half. You can show your faith by your efforts and only that. But, don't get me wrong, God's freedom is SOOOO unique, beautiful and peaceful, and can be felt especially through prayer. But...
Is your freedom 'sin'? 
Well. Well. You see, many people call themselves Christians, but, you know what, they don't follow God. They remain in the 'freedom' of sin. But, Satan only lures you into something, so that he can trap you, destroy you, and bring you to the Lake of Fire on the last day. Satan is VERY jealous of man. As Satan, he cannot be a son of God, like we are. No! he cannot have the power we have, to create our future. That's what our next series will be about. Creating Your Future. We won't post in this series everyday we may post other things as well), but we will do this series as frequently as the Holy Spirit wants. 

The freedom in Christ is a sweet one, where we can freely know that we are not bound by the cage sin puts us in. I'm pretty sure if you asked a sinner, 'Do you enjoy life?', they would talk about how they almost committed suicide by the evil spirit in them, or cut themselves or how they have 'almost to succeed' syndrome. As Christians, our lives go straight up the ladder of success, but a non-believer goes up-down-up-down-down-down-down-up-down-DEAD. So, remember the freedom Christ has given you! Continue your freedom through submission to the Word and prayer. 
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