Day 26

“If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth,

and the truth will make you free.” John 8:31-32

One of the great hymns that Charles Wesley wrote during the eighteenth-century Evangelical Awakening in England contains this line: “My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.” These words give us a glimpse of the radical freedom Jesus promises to his followers.

Christ frees us from those chains holding our lives in bondage—the chains of fear, addiction, and evil—from which we seek release. Christ also frees us for a new life of discipleship, obedience, and adventure. We are set free to love, to praise, and to serve God with our whole being.

When we follow Christ, he liberates us from our shackles to become the people that God wants us to be. This is the glorious freedom offered to the children of God!

Daily Practice

Consider this question today: What addictions and unhealthy attachments keep me from experiencing freedom in Christ?