July.28.03: Light For The Day - "Governed By Love" -- Ephesians 1:7 "In Christ we are set free by the blood of His death, and so we have forgiveness of sins." -- Nehemiah 1:5 (NIVUS) "Then I said: "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love Him and obey His commands." ------------------------------ Jesus spoke of freedom, but He spoke of a different kind of freedom: the type of freedom that comes not through power but through submission. Not through control but through surrender. Not through possessions but through open hands. God wants to emancipate His people; He wants to set them free. He wants His people to be not slaves but sons. He wants them governed not by law bur by love. We have been liberated from our own guilt and our own legalism. We have the freedom to pray and the freedom to love the God of our heart. And we have been forgiven by the only one who could condemn us. We are truly free! -- Max Lucado ------------------------- -- John 8:31,32 (NIVUS) "31 If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." -- Colossians 2:2,3 (NIVUS) "2 My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."