“Nailed in Freedom”

Galatians 5:24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed
the passions and desires of their sinful nature
to His cross and crucified them there. (NLT)

Our Creator and Lord has paid a hefty price indeed, so that we can be called His sons and daughters; His very own possession (Ephesians 1:14). We should never take this truth lightly, my friends, because it has given us the freedom from the power that sin and death has over our lives. When we claim Jesus as the Lord over our lives He gives us all that we need to break the chains that have kept us bound in our slavery to sin; giving us the freedom to nail our sin-filled past to His cross. Does that mean you will never sin again? No it does not, but the power of sin that once controlled the way you thought will have been broken (Colossians 1:13-14). What peace it brings knowing that you are no longer a slave to sin. And there is no greater joy in life than knowing that our God (the Creator and Sustainer of the universe) allowed evil men to beat, torture, mock, and then nail Him to a tree to die a criminals death because He did not want me to suffer the final wrath which I deserved; the wrath that I could not have avoided on my own. It was not until I began to understand who God was and why He did what He did that I started to comprehend that which had been so graciously given to me—an incredible amazing gift of love and everlasting life. Once you know the truth of where you stand in this adventure called life and once you grasp the price that was paid in full for your salvation, you will start learning how to live a life that not only brings honor to the One who gave you life, but the Lord will return that honor to you (2 Timothy 2:21), blessing your life in ways that make living in this hard and difficult world well worth all the many struggles that it brings.

A Whisper of Hope
I give you peace, My child…a peace the world cannot give you. Only I, your Creator, am able to free you from the dark and evil forces that battle for your soul. It is only through My sovereign power that is freely given unto you that you will defeat the enemy of your soul. Walk with Me always, dear child, and you shall remain safe and sleep in heavenly peace!

Ephesians 1:13-14
And when you believed in Christ, He identified you as His own by giving you the Holy Spirit
whom He promised long ago. The Spirit is God’s guarantee that He will give us everything
He promised and that He has purchased us to be His own people.
This is just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God. (NLT)

Colossians 1:13-14
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us
into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption
through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. (NKJV)

2 Timothy 2:21
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things,
he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master,
prepared for every good work. (NASB)