2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is
that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
The Spirit
of God is the spirit of freedom. Any other spirit is of oppression. The Spirit of God is always the Spirit
of liberty. God made the birds. Humans make birdcages. When we feel God’s spirit, we recognize the
freedom in that spirit. We discover that God meant us to live in freedom that God has always given to us
in the form of allowing us our own will to do as we choose. Free will.
Think about receiving a large sum of
money and never spending any of it. I am not advocating spending unwisely but could we consider using it
for hopefully the better hopes of our community. It would be unlikely we would have a full larder and go
hungry. Most of us wouldn’t walk up 10 flights of steps when there is an elevator available.
Would you think of living a life of depravation when there is no reason to do so.
“And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." According to 2 Corinthians 3 you see
that God does not want us to be in any captive situation. God wants us to have the freedom of the Holy
Spirit working in our lives. Because the Holy Spirit is present within us, all we need to do is reach for it by faith. If
we are aware of our freedom through the Holy Spirit, we live with the realization that we are to share the knowledge of that
Sprit with others.
The Spirit within us is witness that
we are the children of God. We are heirs of God and we receive the freedom to belong to the home that is
Gods. WE are the heir to the kingdom. We are part of the family of God but this has
certain obligations that come with that wonderful gift.
We are not sufficient unto ourselves but consistently in need of recommitment to the work of God. This
constant recommitment provides us the grace and love to live. We are not sufficient without the closeness
through prayer and meditation to realize the freedom that God provide for us.
Second Corinthians 3:6 tells us also that God has made us capable people in leadership to the love and following Christ in
the new testament; the teaching of the spirit. The spirit gives life to those who follow the teaching and
path that Christ tread. We can serve through the faith that we have in God through prayer and through working
the prayer. Putting feet to them.
As we allow the Spirit of God to fill us we become dedicated to God. We will continually be instructed
and taught the way we should recognize our freedom and direction our life should go.
God will guide us through loving
direction with the freedom to discipline ourselves so that we are not bogged down with the discipline of others.
We are subject to man’s laws but so long as we continue in the ways God will lead, we will guided to that freedom
to work with the man’s laws without difficulty.
We will receive strength through the Holy Spirit to be witnesses for Christ to others
in the world. The gospel is not something we go to church to hear; it is something we go from the church
to tell. As Christians we live the gospel, others will listen to us as we share the freedom of the word of God.
The freedom found in the relationship with God is the Spirit of truth which guides
us through our lives. Through the freedom to follow God and to learn, we will know how to help build a
place on earth that is safe and full of Christ’s love for all people.
Freedom is the key to celebrate one another in Christ rejoicing in peace and love.
Freedom is resting in the enduring kindness of the Spirit’s touch. Freedom is the faithfulness
to the love that is self-forgetfulness while commitment provides the opportunity of self-control through the love of God guiding
us through each day of our life.
Happy Fourth of July month.
Rev. Suzie Chamness
Interim Pastor
Worship service Sunday's 10:30 a.m.
