Thursday, July 4, 2013

How to NOT be in bondage

Bondage is being under the control of something . . . or someone.  People with addictions often use this terminology the most in our modern culture.  Think about not liking where you are but not having the strength or power to overcome the situation.  Bondage is the opposite of freedom.

If someone refuses to accept a FACT, we consider them to be ridiculous and proud.  They put themselves in bondage to the limited facts that they will accept and cannot grow beyond that point.

If someone in our military refuses to accept the authority of their superior we consider them to be wrong and deserving of punishment.  This is not a situation that advances their career.

If a king had rule over a country but one of his subjects refused to follow the laws the king put into place, that person could be put into bondage . . . and we would say "he brought it on himself."

--God is in control   Genesis 1:1  "In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth."
--God does not want any of us to be in bondage   II Peter 3:9  "The LORD is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
--God will lead us to victory
--God will lead us to victory IF we choose to follow Him   "The first step toward freedom is choosing to let our Lord be the Leader of our life."  ("My Prince Will Come" by Sheri Rose Shepherd).
--If we refuse to follow Him we put ourselves into bondage 
--He is a worthy Leader and we have no reason not to submit to Him and trust Him    Deuteronomy 31:8  "And the LORD, He it is that doth go before thee, HE WILL NOT FAIL THEE, neither forsake thee; fear not neither be dismayed.

We can follow the One Who is worthy to be followed and have true freedom or we can be defeated and in bondage because we insist on doing things our own way.  Freedom or Bondage.....it is a choice that I make for myself.


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