“If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land” (Isaiah 1:19).

The greater our obedience, the greater our freedom.

The more we live the life that we were created to live, the more we live out our God-given purpose, the freer we become. The Christian’s freedom is found in God’s will.

If you truly want to be free, discover God’s purpose for you.

Ask yourselves:

• What am I good at?
• What do I enjoy?
• What am I passionate about?
• What moves me?
• What do I see in my world that I want to see changed?
• Where do I want to see God moving?

As you discern these questions, you will discover how God has created you and how God has equipped you. God wants to use those things to impact the world around you for his good.

The greater your obedience to God’s will and purpose, the greater your freedom shall be.

Happy Fourth of July!

Freedom does not mean being free from all restraints. Freedom is found when we’re bound to our purpose.

There is a Thomas the Tank Engine picture with Thomas on his side, having fallen off the train tracks.

He is shouting, “I am free! I am free at last! I’ve fallen off the rails and I’m free!”

The psalmist declared, “I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts” (Psalm 119:45).

Freedom is found when we bind ourselves to God’s truth found in God’s word. As absurd it is for Thomas the Tank Engine to think he is free when he has derailed, it is just as absurd for us to think we are free when we have abandoned God’s truth.

We are only free when we find ourselves in God’s truth.

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).

One of the “grippiest” cars I’ve ever driven is the Porsche 911. The way this car corners defies the laws of nature. It is scary how this car can corner. It is also one of the quickest and fastest cars I’ve ever driven. In the right hands, this car can truly do amazing things on a race track.

But, imagine the owner of a Porsche 911 using the car to pull his boat to the lake. A couple of things would happen:

• One, the Porsche 911 would be a terrible tower of boats. It would absolutely suck at it.
• Two, you would ruin the engine, transmission, the clutch, etc. on the Porsche.

It would be a diabolical shame to use the Porsche to tow anything! Why? That’s not what it was meant for. It was meant to race! It was meant to take corners like no car has a business taking corners!

If you want to tow a boat, get a truck.

That’s why it’s crucial to know what a thing is made for.

What is true of Porsches is also true of us. If you want to know how to truly be free to be what you were created to be, you have to go to the Creator. You have to go to the Son who has set you free. What did the Son set you free for?

The key to your freedom lies in knowing what the Creator created you for.