Armed and Ready

Galatians 5:1 (MSG)  Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.


Freedom is a gift, it is worth fighting for, dying for and mostly it is worth living for.  Do we feel free, or recognize the freedoms we have as Christ followers?  Before reaching out and grasping a personal relationship with Jesus, I was not free.  Shame and guilt had a tight hold on me.  I was a prisoner to my past that was equally afraid of tomorrow. 

Soldiers know what freedom is; they strive to maintain our freedom with every moment of training and active duty. They are committed to keep us free from aggressors who want to imprison our minds and bodies. The freedom Jesus want to provide is the freedom from Spiritual death; eternal death. Wars our military are preparing to protect us from now days could soon be about our religious freedoms.

We may wonder why we have days when we feel chained to our lives; bound to the mundane madness of living without feeling alive. I know this to be true, when the enemy prowls we need to be ready.  When the enemy is so cunning we can't recognize him, we need to be wrapped in the Armor of God.

Ephesians 6:13 (NIV)  Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 

This Armor will keep us safe, will protect us from death and will bring us safely home.

Galatians 5