October 28 – The Son Makes You Free

They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, 'You will become free'?" Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. " John 8:33-36  

Are you a slave to sin? Here are a couple of additional verses that deal with sin.

·         "If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it." - Genesis 4:7

·         For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. - Romans 6:14

Sin is crouching at the door—like some wild animal ready to pounce on you. You open the door and make that wild animal your pet—you tame it. You become master over it—teach it right from wrong and see that it does just that. In becoming master over that animal, or sin, you feel better about yourself. Your countenance, that is your self-control or composure, is at a higher level. You are no longer “slave” to that sin. You are in control—master of your house, your universe. But wait—who is in control of you? If you yield your “control” to sin—you are back to being a servant to that impulse or if you turn your life over to Christ, He makes you “free.” Free to make your own choices, but guiding you to make good choices. 

That’s what freedom in life is all about—making choices, day by day, moment by moment. By not choosing to do something—we choose to do the opposite. It is ironic that if we only have two things from which to choose and we choose not to have one, the second one is the only choice left. If you choose not to sin—not to be a slave to a particular sin, then you are free! Free from that controlling issue in your life. Congratulations! Good choice! It would be nice if those choices were so straight forward and so simple, but in most things sin in subtle and sneaks up on you or waits crouching at your door. Don’t let sin into your life. Snuff it out. Be bold with your decisions. Look before you fall into a trap. Take control. The grace, unmerited favor, of God will guide you if you lean on Him. 

Dear Jesus, help us not to be a slave to sin, but to take action and make good decisions and good choices.

© 2012 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).