The “ber” months have begun! My favorite season, SeptemBER, OctoBER, NovemBER and DecemBER. They are my reminder to once bathe my thoughts in gratefulness. Also, I am not a summer girl, so having the cooler temps refreshes my soul.
I am especially hopeful because on SeptemBER 3 (just two days), I may be set free from this neck brace, to start some physical therapy, be allowed to drive again, and return to a more “normal” lifestyle. This neck brace has felt like a shackle. It affects everything I do. It is relenting in its discomfort. It makes me yearn for freedom – counting the days until I am released from its grip.
Wearing it makes me think of the hold that sin has on our lives. It touches every area of our lives. Our only hope is for someone to set us free as we cannot unlock sin’s shackles by ourselves. Jesus promised “So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.” [John 8:36 NLT]
Only Christ Jesus through His cross, resurrection and ascension has the power to set us free from sin’s hold. Now sin’s power is broken through our faith in Him. Now Paul reminds us to “Give [ourselves] completely to God … [and] live under the freedom of God’s grace.”
“Give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.” [Romans 6:13-14 NLT]
How we should continually rejoice that we are living under the freedom of God’s grace!
