Freedom in Christ is freedom from the slavery to fear and a freedom to live as one in whom God dwells. Elijah saw a mighty victory in 1 Kings, but submitted again to slavery to fear. In Luke 9, the Samaritans and some possible disciples chose to submit to their old life through their fear to be with God and allow God to be with them. This is what Paul was concerned about for the Galatian Christians and why he teaches them to live in fellowship with Christ and Christ with them. This is perfect freedom.

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What does it mean to be a Christian Father, Mother, Son or Daughter? Many times we hear messages on Father's Day that are something like "Five Ways to be a Better Father". While practical help is good, the fact is that if we could help ourselves we would not need Jesus. We are corrupt and depraved by nature and only Jesus Christ can set us free by His self-sacrifice and through His resurrection life in us we are empowered to live a life of self-sacrifice that will result in being the kind of Father, Mother, Son, or Daughter that God has designed us to be.

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Because of Jesus dying for us and rising again death has been robed of its sting so that the way of life, real life is through death. Paul talks about a daily dying to self in the Galatians reading. King David shows us that when dying to self does not happen then lust and greed takes over in the reading from 2 Samuel. God is holy and His wrath is directed against sin to remove it and to purify His people. God has wrath toward sin because sin destroys God's people as David realized. In the Luke reading we see the two lives set side by side. The Pharisee Simon is not dead to self. He is self-centered and judgmental. The woman is dead to self and alive to the love of God for her and working through her. This is the best possible life that there is for you and me.

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In 1 Kings 17, a woman who was a widow and her son had been miraculously sustained by God day after day as He provided the ingredients for bread to feed them and the prophet, Elijah. Yet when illness struck her son and he died she concluded that God was against her, was keeping a record of her sins, and was punishing her for them. She had a false narrative about God. God as revealed in His Son, Jesus, is for us, does not keep a record of wrongs, sent His own Son who willing took the punishment for sin on Himself. May you live this week in the unconditional love of God in Christ Jesus.

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