When one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now 
the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there 
is liberty. (2 Corinthians 
3:16,17)
Liberty from what? Well, 
if we turn to the Lord, and are occupied with Him in the way we have indicated, 
the Holy Spirit sets us free. It may be you are struggling, striving, fighting, 
wrestling, praying, pleading, longing, yearning, asking the Lord to set you free 
from condemnation, free from fear, from those paralyzing bonds in which 
Israel was when the glory appeared. Do you want to be free from fear, from 
dread, from terror, from condemnation? What are you doing to get free? There is 
one simple, direct way, namely, to be occupied with the Lord, to turn to the 
Lord. Get Christ as God's satisfaction in your view, and cease trying to satisfy 
God yourself. Faith in Christ is all God's requirement. How deeply true were His 
words, "Apart from Me ye can do nothing." "Abide in Me. As the branch cannot 
bear fruit of itself except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye 
abide in Me." That is only figurative language, which means be occupied with 
Him, set your mind on Him, dwell in Him, rest in Him, abide in Him; or, as Paul 
would say, "Gaze on Him, behold Him," let Him be the object of your occupation, 
and the Spirit will make you free.
More than that, this beholding of Christ means that the Holy 
Spirit changes you into God's likeness: "Beholding... we are changed." It is not 
said, "Beholding, we begin to change ourselves," and we embark upon 
self-transformation with all its struggle, and conflict, and battle. We are 
changed by the Lord the Spirit. Be occupied with Christ, and the Spirit takes up 
the matter of transforming into His image. Be occupied with yourself, and you 
will see that the law of conformity to type operates. If you are the type, then 
you will conform to that type. If Christ is the type, then the Holy Spirit will 
conform to His likeness. Then this being occupied with Christ means that the 
Holy Spirit makes us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant. I do not think 
that ministry is such an onerous thing after all. We need to come back to the 
simplicity and the spontaneity of ministry. Be occupied with Christ, and the Holy 
Spirit will show you more and more in Christ with which to be occupied, and as 
He makes that livingly real, you will have something to give to others.

This devotional contains short daily portions from a selection of Mr. Austin-Sparks' messages. In his own words, “Perhaps this is just like a window opened into heaven. If you get the right window you can see quite a lot. You can see great things and you can see far things. But the best that I can hope is that this has just opened a window, and that as you look through it you are seeing one thing - how superior is Jesus Christ to all else, and how superior is the dispensation into which we have come, and how superior are all the resources at our disposal to all that ever was before!” Open Windows messages have been selected and compiled by Austin-Sparks.Net from the works of T. Austin-Sparks. In some cases they appear in abridged form. The introductory verse and its associated Bible version have been selected by the editor and did not always appear within the original message.

Open Windows

Spiritual Ministry - Chapter 3

 The Object of your Occupation 

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. § The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. § If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. Brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free. § Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified. He who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. § Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Daily Light on the Daily Path or Daily Light is a Christian daily devotional scripture reading published by Bagster & Sons about 1875. It has been reprinted continually since then. It consists of brief groupings of scripture passages which speak to prominent Biblical themes—two themes (morning and evening) for each day of the year. It appends no commentary, but simply allows scripture to speak for itself.

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 You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 

<blockquote>Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (<a id="verse_1632877759308981" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/2-Corinthians/3/17">2 Cor. 3:17</a>).</blockquote>Concerning the Holy Spirit, hidden as He is, faith is required above all else."Certainly the Holy Spirit directs in the countless details of daily life. Those who have faith, and are dependent upon His direction, will not be disappointed. But the Spirit leads according to Scriptural directions; hence that which is called the leading of the Spirit, and which has not the truth of the Word for its line of thought and action, is necessarily false." -H.F.W."The principle of walking in dependence upon the Holy Spirit must never be abandoned, however we may fail to carry it out. We must steer by divinely given principles, even if winds and waves at times do throw us off course. To give up the Father's principles because of opposing elements is to court shipwreck." -H.F.W."Being led by the Holy Spirit is the principle by which the Father deals in grace with believers. Outside the circle of the Spirit, men are led by the flesh; under the law His people were in bondage and under the schoolmaster. Now, in Christian privilege, the Spirit leads: if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law' (<a id="verse_1632877759894604" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Galatians/5/18">Gal. 5:18</a>). -H.F.W."The Lord Jesus in glory is the standard of perfection, and the Saviour on earth is the pattern for our walk. No one's walk is perfect, but the Spirit of Christ who dwells in us is perfect, and as the believer yields to the Father as one alive from the dead, the desires of the flesh are not fulfilled, and the Spirit brings forth His fruit in him." -H.F.W."Walk in (dependence upon) the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh" (<a id="verse_1632877759146243" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Galatians/5/16">Gal. 5:16</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

 Spirit Spirituality 

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

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2 Corinthians 3:17

 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit,   and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.  

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 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

 Now the Lord is the Spirit,   and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.  

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