“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”
Galatians 5:13 KJV
Paul is telling the Church that God has called us to live a life of freedom in the Holy Spirit, and not to use this wonderful freedom as an opportunity to set up a base of operations in the natural realm. Freedom means that we become so completely free of self-indulgence that we become servants of one another, expressing love in all we do. True serving of one another in love is to be selfless, as Jesus showed by example. Our selfishness or deeds of the flesh are to be crucified with Christ and to allow Christ to live in and through us. Let’s surrender ourselves to the Holy Spirit daily to allow the life of Christ to be lived in and through us. That’s the true liberty! It’s not raising flags and asking for your rights, but knowing our responsibility of serving one another with love. Help us, Holy Spirit, to know the power of Christ’s love flowing in and through us. Amen!
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