FREEDOM
Freedom,
So,
What is freedom?
I would like to share with you something on this wonderful concept of Freedom.
Freedom was probably the most spoken word during 1960s to 1980s
when our African heroes were struggling to get rid of the colonial rule; and
finally attained the so called INDEPENDENCE or FREEDOM.
No sooner had they attained independence than
hunger,tribalism,corruption,selfishness,diseases and a number of internal
conflicts overwhelmed the continent and lost the true meaning of
Freedom;letting the prayerful,painful,passionate,tearful,sacrificial,endless emotional
struggles and freedom songs,a mere meaningless background.
So
What is freedom by the way?
Freedom can be defined as conditions of being unrestricted
and uncontrolled, state of not being imprisoned or enslaved, right to do
whatever one wishes to do
By so simply defining Freedom,there is a great likelihood of
abuse;then laws and regulations came into action to settle make it clear.
However,abuse is at its maximum peak,in Africa and the World
at large.
Why is it so?someone can ask.
There must be something overlooked,neglected and ignored.And
without that,we will always be missing the true meaning of freedom.
The true meaning of freedom is found in the world of God.In
the book of it’s written that; 2 CORINTHIANS 3:17 "Where the Spirit of the
Lord is, there is liberty.".
So we will never ever attain the true meaning of Freedom in
the absence of God’s presence.
Joy, love,
peace,forbearance,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,gentleness and self-control
(GALATIANS 5:22-23)
Which are the fruits of the Holy Spirit will never dwell in
us in abundance if we won’t let Jesus Christ control of lives.
If we let Him in,He gives us the access to His Holy
Spirit,that will effortlessly perfect our spiritual life and set us free in
deed.
A great deal of principles,laws and regulations in the
absence of God’s presence,had proved a massive failure and led to
dissapointments and depressions.
As he read in the book of Isaiah in the synagogue,Jesus in LUKE
4:18 said,”The Spirit of the Lord is on me,because He has anointed me to
proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the
prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind,to set the oppressed free”
You can simply not separate the true meaning of freedom and
the Gospel.
The only thing that can set us free is the truth,the truth
is the world of God and the World of God is Jesus Christ.
If you really open your heart today and let Jesus take a
full control of your life.He will make the most significant difference in your
life.
JOHN 8:36
“So if the Son sets you free,you will be free indeed.”
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