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Galatians 5:1 “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”

It’s your choice. You can direct your attention to Christ and life or to your flesh and death.

Romans 8:2 “For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.”

These are two conflicting laws. Consider the law of gravity. It holds you down to the earth unless another law overcomes it. When a rocket takes off, another law is stronger than the law of gravity. If the rocket continues, it can leave the influence of the earth’s gravitation completely and the sky’s the limit.

2 Peter 2:19 “They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.”

The world does promise a sort of freedom. It’s freedom from the goodness of God. They talk about love, but it’s a false love. It’s not the love that God is. Their freedom is slavery to corruption.

1 John 1:8-9 “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Each of us has a sinful nature. We don’t deny that. We don’t identify with that sinful nature, but it deceives us at times. When that happens, God is both faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness if we confess our fault to Him. Pride will stand in the way, but pride is just one more example of sin. Sin is slipping or stepping off the Path. The Path is Jesus Christ. The Path is that connection to Him through His leading and His power of grace to do righteousness through us. Jesus Christ is the Path to a kind of life that never ends. It’s a life where there is no sickness, sadness, or pain.

Ask God to answer these questions.

1. What is the law of sin and death?
2. How does the law of gravity relate to the law of the Spirit of life?
3. What does it mean to be enslaved by corruption?
4. Why do you need to confess your sins to God?
5. What is your Path to a life that never ends?

Bonus questions:

1. What are the law of the Spirit of life and the law of sin and death mentioned in Romans 8:2?
2. What does this mean: For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved?
3. Why does the world’s version of freedom lead to slavery to corruption?
4. Explain Jesus is the Path and sin is leaving the Path.
5. Explain the promise of a life without sickness, sadness, or pain.

God designed you to be connected to Him. Without that constant connection, nothing works right. Learn to stand in God’s presence and hear His voice. Then teach others to do the same.

1. Pray for the Lord to protect you and keep you in His presence and His presence only.
2. Direct your mind toward the Lord only.
3. Ask God what He want’s to talk about.
4. You can ask God any questions. In all of this, be led by the Holy Spirit. God promises that He will answer you if you ask Him.
5. Do not edit or change what God says even if you don’t understand it.
6. Reject the lies and receive the truth.
7. Take notes.
8. Transfer your notes to your journal without editing what God said to you.

Keep in mind that God doesn’t want you to ever disconnect from Him. He wants to flow through you constantly in knowledge, wisdom, and love.