March 21
________________________________________
So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. – Galatians 5:1(NLT)
LIVE A FREE LIFE
A poem and essay by ILMA
When you believed in Jesus, he freed you from sin
You need to seek his word so you can totally win
Christ died for us on the cross to set us free
Why do we struggle to receive freedom from sin?
We were set free while we were still sinners
Why do we allow Satan to trap us constantly?
Remember to choose a life that is free and loving
This is how we to stay away from bondage to sin.
________________________________________
I watched a movie of someone who was released from prison after over ten years in it. He was innocent but was a victim of the corrupt judicial system in the U.S. and was given a verdict to serve for a decade. When they are released from prison, they are brought into a place where they can start joining the society again. A lot them
ended up depressed and killed themselves a few weeks later from their release because they didn’t know how to live free lives anymore. They wallowed in the discrimination that society easily threw at them.
Just like these former prisoners, we can also allow our old lives to prevent us from embracing the new creation from believing in Jesus.
________________________________________
PRAYER
Lord, help me to embrace the new life you have given me.
REFLECTION
How can we continue to live free lives?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com