John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Born Free is the title of a book and movie that describes the plight of lions and their captivity at the hands of human beings. As the title suggests, these lions were born to be free as the rulers of the jungle.

Many people today, expressing their desire for individual rights, claim that they have been born free. Citizens of the United States claim "inalienable rights" as defined in the Declaration of Independence.

Yet, in reality, we are not free. Sin binds us in its chains, making us confess with the apostle Paul, "for what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do - this I keep on doing" (Romans 7:19).

All of us have times in our lives when we feel the binding frustration of sin hold us back from being all that God wants us to be. Where may we turn? Ultimately, it is God's Son, Jesus Christ, who alone sets us free. His death and resurrection assures us that we cannot be bound by our sins. He carries our sins to the cross so that we are forgiven.

God assures us that through our faith in Jesus Christ we are reborn to be free: free to live with Him today and forever; free to love as He has loved us; free to give our lives away in service to Him and others.

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