BBD 04.09.03 Free At Last!
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04.09.03
Free At Last!
"Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, 'If you abide in My word,
you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free.' They answered Him, 'We are Abraham's descendants, and
have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, "You will be made
free"?' Jesus answered them, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits
sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but
a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free
indeed.'" - John 8:31-36.
Today the hearts of the Iraqi people our flowing with the truth of Martin
Luther King's famous speech. The people of much of Iraq are clearly
jubilant with the obvious shout of their heart being, "free at last!" "free
at last!" "free at last!" In the center of Baghdad the people are hard at
work to bring down a huge statue of Saddam Hussein. There is a noose around
the neck of Saddam's statue and people are chipping away at the base of the
statue. Thousands of jubilant people are in the streets of Baghdad. Some
are looting but with a feeling that they are taking back what has been taken
from them. There are more battles to be fought but the people of Iraq
finally are experiencing what freedom is all about - and they love it!!
So many of us are in a spiritual bondage; it is unseen but nevertheless very
real. We can look around our lives and see some of the symbols of that
bondage. It may be the beer cans in our refrigerator or out on our front
lawn that speaks of that bondage. It may be the stash of illegal substances
we have hidden in the toilet, or above a ceiling tile, or under a floorboard
that speaks of our slavery. It may be the disc of obscene images that we
have hidden or the pack of cigarettes in our pocket or purse that speaks of
the harsh rule of the enemy over us. Recognition of the truth of that
bondage is the beginning of the end of the enemies' reign. The Iraqi people
recognizing the truth about the brutal regime that has oppressed them are
now destroying the symbols of that reign.
As we recognize the truth about our spiritual enemy in our own lives we too
need to begin to cleanse our lives of the symbols of the enemies' power and
reign over us. The "truth" should empower you to take the action necessary
to take back what is rightfully yours. Take back the land! Take back your
freedom! Throw off the oppressor! Cleanse your life of the symbols and
tools of the enemy! If you are "free" then you should begin to act like you
are free and demonstrate your freedom to the enemy. As you begin to live
and move in your freedom the enemy will grow weaker and weaker until
eventually he disappears altogether and you will be finally - "free at
last!"
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