Freedom

“Prison is mostly a state of mind rather than a physical place.” Brother Yun

We talk about freedom a lot as believers. We know we have been set free. We sing about it often. we read about it. we hear it. But does it really penetrate our hearts and minds…FREEDOM.

 

I was reading ‘Living Water’ by Brother Yun (The Heavenly Man), and I would love to just type the whole chapter on here. This guy was in prison before, numerous times, for numerous years all together in His journey with the LORD. and He is talking about freedom, and how for humans, prison really is much more of a mental state than a physical state. and I would have to agree.

How often do we even see Believer’s living in bondage, to sin, in chains to fear, lies, unbelief, doubt…?! (the list could go on)
   Christ has set us free. Do we really know what it means to walk in this freedom that Christ has bought with His precious blood?!
   There are so many out there too, that don’t even realize that they are living in a prison, or are bound to sin or to something.

Brother Yun says in His book, “…I have seen that many people’s lives in the ‘free’ world are bound and tormented. Millions of people’s hearts are tightly chained with sin and addictions, and even though they go to work each day and look like normal people, they are prisoners within. It doesn’t matter what they do or where they go, they continue to walk around in a bound and desperate state. Multitudes of people who attend churches are also prisoners. They need the truth of Jesus to set them free!”

He is so right, we all are prisoner’s to something. and the best way to get out of prison, is to cry out to Jesus as well as to praise Him no matter the circumstance.

“…where the Spirit of the LORD is there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17

“…if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.” John 8:36

I guess it just struck me how bound all of us are. We can’t be afraid of this freedom in Christ. Freedom is life giving, yes it bears are weaknesses and insecurities at times i think, but in Christ we are free from those! They don’t define us, they don’t control us. We have the Spirit, we are free. In our weakness, Christ is our strength.

We need to fight. To set the captives free, like Christ has done. We need to fight for the freedom that we already have attained but don’t seem to live in.

Ask God what you are bound to, the sin that so easily entangles you, and ask Him to help you live and walk in His freedom. and to strip away all that binds you. to leave you bare, so that all you can do is rely on Him and walk in Him, by Him, freely! :) and know the joy and peace and love and life that comes in Freedom!