The Lord’s Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers, (Luke 4:18) The theme of October’s Daily Thoughts has been around Freedom and Slavery. […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Celebrate Freedom: It’s Good NewsThey promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. (2 Peter 2:19) ‘I couldn’t help it’. You may remember the initial question of whether you were a slave or not. As you chose to carry on with your daily activities with the choices […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Beware The Dodgy Freedom SalesmanBut you are God’s chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things that he has done. (1 Peter 2:9) On Thursday a group from the YMCA went to view […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Weekend Extended Edition – Light on IdentityLive as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. (1 Peter 2:16) Doulos. It is not frequently used as it is an old Greek word. It means slave and this is the word that is translated as servant. Effectively we are free to […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Free From Slavery – Free To Be A SlaveFor 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) Some debate over whether freedom is positive or negative. Whether we are free to do whatever we want, or free from a nanny state telling us what to […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Free From Slavery – Free To Serve“Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits 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 8:34-36) Apparently we live in a country where we are free to say or […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Slaves To Sin
