Thoughts: The illusion is that if we don't believe in Christ and we don't follow Him we get to go our own way- free. But the truth is we are slaves to something else already- and we may not even know it. Christ came to set us free from that slavery. We are slaves to this earth- to be all involved in the temporary, and to think that this life is all there is- so we become short-sighted. Christ came to tell us that the kingdom of heaven is both here and in the life to come- that we are not slaves to popularity, or to beauty or to the smart or to the earthly powerful. We are also slaves to sin. That is we have a natural tendency to be selfish, proud, and tend to bad habits. Jesus sets us free- so that we are other centered- loving God and neighbor as ourselves. Jesus sets us free from pride, giving us grace to be humble. Jesus sets us free from bad habits- allowing us to do good. It doesn't always make sense. To the selfish, other-centeredness doesn't make sense. So the doctors who left families to minister to those with Ebola risking their own lives to do so, are criticized by some as if they were selfish to do this. Christ sets us free from navel gazing or only being focused on our own area and own families.
Prayer: Lord, help me appreciate the freedom you give me.
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