Today I performed my morning ritual and turned on the TV while getting ready for work...CNN is my destination and the breaking news story was the Lockerbie Airplane bomber being released. As I watched I thought of all the family members who lost loved ones and prayed for their hearts to not be burdened by bitterness...for God to provide comfort.
My thoughts went then to the bomber. Jailed and imprisoned for years. Unable to do as he pleased. Unable to eat what he wanted or where he wanted. Unable to go home at the end of the day. Remembering what he had done with his life.
And now he was going home...experiencing freedom. No one chained to him. No bars to keep him in his room. No one watching as he showered or used the restroom. No one monitoring his phone calls or letters.
Everyday I experience many kinds of freedoms. Freedom to enjoy the deepest relationships of my life to the level I want to enjoy them. Freedom to go where I want to go with the only limitation of finance and responsibility. Freedom to enjoy my walk with Christ or do my own thing. Freedom to live in fear or enjoy the peace of my God.
It is easy to forget the freedom we have and I'm not referring to America. I'm writing about Jesus. He knows the life I can enjoy in him. Free from sin. Free from the fear of death. Free to enjoy his blessings to the fullest.
Are my eyes open to see the freedom or do I instead only see what I do not have? It is a daily choice.
What are the freedoms you enjoy?
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