“Nailed in Freedom”

Scripture:

Galatians 5:24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed
the passions and desires of their sinful nature
to His cross and crucified them there. (NLT)

Observation:

Our Creator and Lord has paid a hefty price indeed, so that we can be called His sons and daughters; His very own possession (Ephesians 1:14). We should never take this truth lightly, my friends, because it has given us the freedom from the power that sin has over our lives.

Application:

When we claim Jesus as the Lord over our lives He gives us all that we need to break the chains that have bound us in our slavery to sin; giving us the freedom to nail our sin-filled past to His cross. Does that mean you will never sin again? No it does not, but the power of sin that once controlled the way you thought will have been broken (Colossians 1:13-14). What peace it brings knowing that you are no longer held in bondage to sin. And there is no greater joy in my life than knowing that our God (the Creator and Sustainer of the universe) allowed evil men to beat, torture, mock, and then nail Him to a tree to die a criminals death because He did not want me to suffer the final wrath which I deserved; the wrath that I could not have avoided on my own. It was not until I began to understand who God was and why He did what He did that I started to comprehend that which had been so graciously given to me—an incredible amazing gift of love and everlasting life. Once you know the truth of where you stand in this adventure called life and once you grasp the price that was paid in full for your salvation, you will start learning how to live a life that not only brings honor to the One who gave you life, but the Lord will return that honor to you (2 Timothy 2:21) and bless your life in ways that make living in this hard and difficult world well worth the trouble it brings.

Prayer:

You, my Lord, paid the ultimate price for the peace I now have. It will take an eternity to show my deepest gratitude for the gift of life that You paid dearly for. How anyone can turn their back on You, knowing what You did for them, I will never understand. But no matter what this fallen world does, I will always praise and honor Your Holy Name. You are my God and I am fully Yours!

Amen