Let Christ Free You
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."
-- Galatians 5:1
Charlie Sheen is back in rehab. You know who I'm talking about. He's Hollywood's bad boy. The highest paid television actor right now. The man with the boyish smile who is forever making headlines with his medical and legal issues. He's got it all. Money, fame, beautiful women. Have you ever seen anyone who is unhappier?
That's became money and fame and other people can never fill that hole inside of us. That hole was meant to be filled by Jesus and only He can fill it. No matter how hard we might try, we'll never have enough money or enough popularity or enough drugs or anything else to fill that hole. Some folks die before they ever figure that out.
We want to believe that money will set us free. If we just had enough money to live life as we choose, we'd be free. Or maybe fame would do it. If we were popular and well liked, we'd be free to live life on our own terms. Or maybe if we had that perfect spouse and kids, we'd finally be happy, content and free to get on with things. Nope. If there's one thing that celebrity addicts show us clearly, it's that excess doesn't bring freedom. Addiction -- whether to drugs, fame or popularity -- is one of the worst types of bondage you can imagine.
Jesus sets us free. He fills us with His Holy Spirit and we are free from the bondage of excess and that trying to please rollercoaster that never, ever ends. When you place your faith and your trust in Jesus, you get to climb off of it and live life without all that baggage. That is true freedom.
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