Freedoms We Take For Granted

                This week I have been reminded of our freedoms. The freedoms that we take for granted. The freedoms we have allowed others to die for. (Gal 5:1-13; 1 Peter 2:16)

                God gave His Word to us. He told Moses to read the Word to the people. God continued to give us His Word. However, powerful men decided that we couldn't handle it. So, they called themselves Pharisees, Sadducees, Priests and etc., and either imposed traditions not supported by the Bible or translated the Bible to Latin; or both.

                Then, in the year A.D. 1517, Martin Luther realized that the Word should be available to all. Therefore, he translated the word into common German for the common man’s eyes to see and the Word was revealed in his 95 Thesis. He was persecuted for it and many others would follow being killed for allowing the common man to read the Word.

                Gal 5:1 says, "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free . . .” That freedom is the freedom of the Spirit that no man can contain. There is no way for one to contain freedom that is given by God. Many believe that freedom is a state of being. However, Christ states that it is a state of spirituality. He who is free in Christ is free indeed. It does not matter if one lives in a world that is free. Freedom cannot be taken away by circumstance.