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Radio host Ryan Ries grew up a rebel. He sought his own path and made his own rules. But the freedom he sought in the parties, drugs, and girls brought only bondage. Only when he bowed his heart to God, declared himself second and God first, did he find the greatest high and the truest freedom.

Long ago Jesus warned that “the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.” The world offers many temptations and countless distractions—drugs, money, sex, and comfort in a thousand forms—but the thief, Satan, hides behind every offering. As Ryan will tell you, there is no freedom or lasting pleasure in any of it. In the end, each leads to destruction and despair.

But Jesus also said, “I have come that [you] may have life, and have it to the full.”

Far from the boring drivel of religion, following Jesus means joining a rebellion of epic proportions. It means overwhelming hate with love, overcoming cruelty with kindness, and overthrowing power with meekness. The message of Jesus subverts every establishment of evil, every dominion of oppression.

If you are looking for a purpose, in Jesus you have one. He has a plan for your life, and it’s a grand and wonderful plan.