free indeed

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 

–John 8:36 (NIV)

I’ve heard this verse many times in sermons and bible studies. But my life then was not a life of freedom. I was a slave of my past.

Although I knew that God has forgiven me of my sins, I still felt guilty and the devil would always tell me that I am still on my sins and will not be able to get over it. Even if God forgave me, people would not trust me anymore. I believed these lies for a long time.

God has already set me free. The cold gate of the prison cell is wide open, the only problem is I don’t want to step out of the cell. God has forgiven my sin and loved me yet I still chose to listen and believed all of Satan’s lies. I am a freedman yet I still consider myself a prisoner, slave of my guilt and past.

God has freed us and we are free indeed. He has opened the gate and broken off all the shackles and continuously telling us to be free. And since I understood this truth, I stopped dwelling in the past and took hold of my freedom. I got up and step out of the cold and dark prison cell and enjoyed the warm and bright life of loving and serving God. And I will not go back to that prison anymore.

We should all continue to walk in this freedom that God gave us. And let us use this freedom as an opportunity to let others know that they can also experience freedom from the curse of the past and delight in the presence of our loving Father.

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