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Freedom
Freedom is a key Word in the christian vocabulary.
It is one of God’s favorite words and it is central in the Godpel.
And our key passage for today regarding Freedom:
Enjoy the freedom you have receaved through Jesus Christ, and do not let something make you itys slave.
Thats the opposite to freedom - Slavery or bondage.
A person who is in bondage is tied up, they are not free.
They cant make their own choices, or even do what they want to do.
They are slaves and servants to whatever it is that has tied them up.
Why would anyone do that?
Why would anyone willingly bec ome a slave?
Because the devil is no fool.
Bacsue the evil does not look evil.
Because the slave master promises freedom not slavery.
Bondage is something we all know about because we were all in bondage to sin, un till Jesus Christ came and set us free.
Now having been made free by the blood of Jesus Christ we are to remain free.
The Master of your Life
Expedient - required/have to/necessary.
“I will not be brought under the power of any” - Authority, dominion, made a slave.
Addiction is when you need to do something that is not expedient.
You need to do something that you actually donmt need to do.
Thats how you know you are addicted.
It not about regularity, its about the need to do something that in reality you dont need to do.
Confusiong?
Alchohol - you human being need to drink alchohol?
No. can they?
Yes.
But they dont need to.
but they can.
So are you addicted to alchohol?
Well if you go out and have braai’s and dinner ect - Do you “NEED” to drink?
Now on a actualy level no one needs to drink, but do you feel that alchocol is required by you in that situation?
No? Prove it - Go out and for 1 month, do not have a drop of alchohol.
You dont need to - but if you are addicted you will feel like you need and will make excuses to get it.
Lets look at Smoking, tabaco, weed - take you pick.
Do you need to smake?
No, But do YOU need to smoke?
Can you prove it?
can you go 2 months without a single puff?
if you cant then you NEED it, even though no one actually needs it and you are addicted.
Social Media - does anyone need social media/ facebook, whatsapp?
No - 20 yeats ago these thiongs never existed and we were all fine - better actually.
But please delete all your apps for 3 months?
You dont need them.
So addiction is not about needing something everyday, its about needing something that you dont need.
And it that were noit enough, many of these things are terribly dangerous.
Stats Sheet.
No matter what the addiction - porn, smoking, drugs, alchohol - You have been enslaved to that and Jesus Christ wants to set you free.
Freedom in Christ
Jesus Christ has the power and authorty to totally deliver you from chain that has shackled you life, your mind and heart.
From His throne flows grace, mercy and strength for each day.
Deliverance from addiction is NOT a metter of will power!
Its a metter of trust.
Its not by will power, my power or your power, its by God’s Power that we are freed.
but that power requires a decision.
And its not a decision to get better, its not a decision to be free - its a more basic decision.
If you are addicted then you currently serve one master, to be free you must change your service to another master (the loving Lord ) but you can only serve one master.
And the decision over who you serve is based on one simple thing:
Love vs hate.
The question that every addict must ask is this: Do you love your habit more than God?
And if you habit hurts or harms or even has to potential to harm those you love - then do you love your habit more than them?
I have had addcits storm out og my office when confronted with this reality.
Addicts usally see themelves as victims, but in reality the people they hurt are the real victims.
So, does or can you smoking harm you are or children?
Then quite its easy - its easy if you love your children more than you love to smoke.
Does or can your drinking harm you or your family or your reputation? then quit - its easy - its easy if you love your family and God more than you love to drink.
What are harder drugs like meth and cocane - there is no doubt that these substances cause great harm - you do love you children or your wife more than you ,ove the fix?
If you do then you should have quit alrwady.
An addict simply shows where is actual love really lies.
YTou must make a decision who yoju chose to love.
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