The liberty of the child of God is one of his priceless possessions. Made free by the Son, he is free indeed. But he is called to responsible freedom, not to license.Children want to be free from the restraints of home. Young people want to be free from the discipline of study. Adults want to be free from their marriage vows. Still others rebel against being boxed in by regular employment. But these are not the freedoms to which we are called.The stars are not free to leave their orbits and wander throughout space. A train is not free to leave the tracks and meander over the countryside. A plane is not free to leave its assigned course; its safety depends on the pilot's obeying the regulations.Jowett comments, "There is no realm where the lawless are the free. In whatever way we wish to go we must accept bondage if we would discover liberty. A musician must reverence the laws of harmony if he would exult in his lovely world. A builder must put himself in bondage to the law of gravity, or it is not a house that emerges, but a rubbish-heap. What sort of liberty does a man enjoy who consistently defies the laws of health? In all these realms to trespass is to be maimed, to pay homage is to be free."It is true that the believer is free from the law (Romans 7:3) but that does not mean that he is lawless. He is now enlawed to Christ, bound by the cords of love, and committed to obey the numerous commandments that are found in the New Testament.The believer is free from sin as master (Romans 6:7<a href="javascript:%7B%7D" style="text-decoration:underline ;">; </a>Romans 6:18<a href="javascript:%7B%7D" style="text-decoration:underline ;">; </a>Romans 6:22) but only to become a servant to God and to righteousness.The believer is free from all men (1 Corinthians 9:19) in order to become a servant to all, that he might win the more.But he is not free to use his liberty as a pretext for evil (1 Peter 2:16 RSV). He is not free to indulge the flesh (Galatians 5:13). He is not free to stumble or offend another person (1 Corinthians 8:9). He is not free to bring dishonor on the Name of the Lord Jesus (Romans 2:23-24). He is not free to love the world (1 John 2:15-17). He is not free to grieve the indwelling Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19).Man does not find fulfillment or rest in doing his own thing. He finds it only in taking Christ's yoke and learning of Him. "His service is perfect freedom."

With reverence, humor and skill, William MacDonald wove a daily devotional tapestry that challenges the reader to think deeply and Biblically, and apply God's Word to their lives.

Truths to Live By - One Day at a Time

"For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another." (Galatians 5:13)

<blockquote>These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace" (<a id="verse_1632880579971355" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/John/16/33">John 16:33</a>).</blockquote>Great will be the day when you come to realize that the sole reason for the existence of your Bible, your soul and your spirit is to glorify - and share - the Lord Jesus Christ. "The moment we begin to rest our peace on anything in ourselves, we lose it. And this is why so many saints have not settled peace. Nothing can be lasting that is not built on God alone. How can you have settled peace? Only by having it in God's way. By not resting on anything, even the Spirit's work within, but on what the Lord Jesus has done entirely outside you. Then you will know peace - conscious unworthiness, but yet peace. "In the Lord Jesus alone, God finds that in which He can rest concerning us, and so it is with His saints. The more you see the extent and nature of the evil that is within, as well as without, the more you will find that what the Lord Jesus is and did, is the only ground at all on which you can rest. "Alas! the freedom which the Gospel brings may be used to take things easy, and, more or less, retain or gain in the world; but where this is the case, it is seldom a soul possesses any large measure of spiritual enjoyment, and it is never accompanied by solid peace. The soul becomes thus unsettled and uncertain. These oscillations may go on for a certain time, until God carries on the work more deeply in the heart.""As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God" (<a id="verse_1632880579859932" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/1-Peter/2/16">1 Pet 2:16</a>).

A 365 day devotional that will help you in your Christian growth and walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.  This devotional is a collection of quotes from some of the best authors in the realm of Christian growth that has been organized by Miles J Stanford.  This devotional study is divided into 12 sections each containing 31 daily portions.

None but the Hungry Heart

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16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.

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1 Peter 2:16

 16 Live as free people,   but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;   live as God’s slaves.  

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 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.

 Live as free people,   but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;   live as God’s slaves.  

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