For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. — Galatians 5:13-15

So Paul finally addresses that subtle tension that some get all worked up about when it comes to grace — the remarkable freedom we are given. But this freedom from the Moral Law is not permission to do whatever we want. A new law now governs us — the Law of Grace. And while this new Law has all kinds of freedom, we should not use it to leverage our own personal desires. Instead, our freedom empowers us to live by the Spirit and serve others rather than live by the flesh and hurt others. Therefore, this old mandate has new meaning for us: "You are empowered to freely love others with your newfound freedom, as God has freely loved you."

So maybe ponder on this question today. Who is someone you're withholding love from? Maybe someone out there does not think as you think and act as you act? Then do me a favor. With the freedom God gave you, love them. Speak a word of encouragement. Serve them in a selfless act. And enjoy this freedom. And as you do remember, Jesus did the same for you. He freely and graciously loved you even when you lived in a selfish state of sin.

ASK THIS: Who is someone you're withholding love from that you need to love today freely?

DO THIS: Go to them and speak and act in the freedom of love as the Spirit prompts.

PRAY THIS: God, kill the selfishness of my flesh and free my Spirit, your Spirit within me.

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