Freedom doesn’t give us the right to do what we please, but to do what pleases God.
Read Galatians 5:1-14
Thanks to the ingenuity of our Chinese friends, people everywhere can celebrate the coming New Year with massive displays of colourful fireworks.
Every year when we celebrate New Years Eve, Australia Day or any local event and enjoy the vibrant patterns created by “bombs bursting in air”, we are reminded that most bombs are deadly, not beautiful like fireworks displays. Although both use similar ingredients, one is intended to kill; the other to entertain. In this metaphor we see an example of how something can be used for good and evil. In the hands of capable, careful and caring people, something dangerous becomes glorious. But the opposite is also true.
Freedom - the very thing we celebrate with fireworks - can also be used for good and evil. As believers in Christ, we are free from the restrictive Mosaic law; but the Bible warns us not to use our spiritual freedom for selfish purposes; “Do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve another” (vs 13).
Not everyone has political and religious freedom, but all believers in Christ have spiritual freedom. We must not use it as a weapon to impose our will on others but to display the glory of God’s will.
Prayer:
¥ Pray for today, that many people who do not “normally” attend church, will discover that the real reason for this Season is Jesus.
¥ Pray for each other today.
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