July · Day 191 of 365

A Wide Open Place

Freedom in Christ

Scripture
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
1 Peter 2:16 (KJV)

Reflection

Freedom is meant to be used in love. 1 Peter 2:16 reminds us, "As free, and not using your liberty…" — not for self, but for service. The freed heart is a generous heart. Today, look for one small way to use your freedom to bless someone else. The most beautiful freedom is the one that bears fruit in love.

Prayer

Father, free me from every weight that does not belong to me. Let the truth of Christ keep setting me free. Amen.

Thought for the Day

What is the Spirit inviting me into a deeper freedom from?