The Call To FreedomExemplo

 Galatians 5:13
 

"For you, brothers were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love".
 

Every call has a way of placing a demand on the hearer until the call is answered. The one who is being called has the responsibility to heed the calling. Freedom has called you by name to have you to itself so that you can be bound to it. This freedom isn't given so that we can do whatever we please but in order that we are free to live for God's purposes. Jesus' ministry was to proclaim freedom to all those that were captives of sin, condemnation, and conscience of guilt. (Isaiah 61:1).
 

The believer is called to stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made them free (Galatians 5:1). You can be free from all encumbrances that the weights of sin carry (Hebrews 12:1-2). There are tensions in life that come from struggling between God's calling on our lives and the demands that others place on our lives. As Psalms 119:45 states "I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts."   
 

Action step: Romans 6:22 "But now that you have been set free from sin and become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life." Use the freedom that has been given to serve others in love.
 

Prayer: Father God help me to answer Your call and discern Your voice. I need Your help to walk in the liberty that You have given me. Thank You for setting me free and help me to serve and love others in Jesus' name, Amen.