“And I will walk at liberty,
Psalm 119:45
For I seek Your precepts.”
Dan M. is filling in for Pastor Dan this week.
This is perhaps my favorite verse in Psalm 119. It is opposite of what the world thinks. They see God’s commandments as bondage, Psalm 2:3. Sadly, some Christians think the same way. What is liberty? Freedom. Independence. Freedom or independence from what? From God? Independence from God would mean non-existence, for in Him we live move and have our being, Acts 17:28. Actually, as one theologian puts it, “true liberty consists exactly in self-determination in the direction of holiness.” No one is more free than when he or she draws near to God. This is why Jesus says, “if therefore the Son makes you free you shall be free indeed,” John 8:36. In context Jesus says in John 8:34, “truly truly I say to you he who commits sin is the slave of sin.” There is a problem. By nature we are sinners, Ephesians 2:3. Therefore humans are born slaves of sin. Those who wish to break the fetters of God are actually in chains to sin. The irony is laughable to God, Psalm 2:4. The reign of death through sin is extensive, Rom 5:17. Everything that lives, dies. Everything from a single cell organism to every human being. That is a comprehensive kingdom. But Romans 5:17 also says, “MUCH MORE those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” The tidal wave of grace that overcomes the vast kingdom of death sets the believer free from sin and death, Romans 8:2. That person is free to serve Jesus, Galatians 5:13. These precious truths of freedom are only found in the Word of God, seeking His precepts. I hope that when you seek His precepts, you see Christ. When you do, you will “walk at liberty.”