Good morning! I enjoyed one of those occasional days of physical labor yesterday, now the time has arrived to make payment in the form of sore and stiff muscles. It will be good for me in the end. The son of one of our brothers in Christ had the interesting experience of going through a police investigation a couple of days ago. The police in their uniforms, the ride in the black and white car, and questioning by stern men. I didn't get much of that as a kid, but from that we might imagine the shock of Jonathan Edwards' first congregation to hear "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" He painted a grim picture and we should note well that the title refers to sinners. In Christ, we are no longer sinners, but set free by his blood on the Cross. Like the young son of our friend was found to be not at fault and was set free, we too are set free in Christ. We should feel that same sense of exhilaration, freedom, and responsibility that he probably felt upon his release from the police station.
The responsibility is in not doing what we were accused of before our redemption, and that is not easy. Each of us needs all of the strength of Jesus to avoid or to confront sin and have the victory. We are set free to live for Christ, and not to fall back into our old ways. Freedom is a heavy responsibility, but one that we would not trade for anything.
God grant us the victory in all of our trials!
Bucky
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