Dec 08,
2015
Scripture of the Day:
Thought of the day: Freedom in
Christ
In Isaiah 61 we read a prophecy
about the messiah (anointed one). First the anointing is seen a commissioning.
Second we see that the anointed one was commissioned to perform a multitude of
activities. Chief among these is the duty to “proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to the prisoners.” The Messiah has come to liberate those living in
bondage. St Paul declares, “For freedom Christ has set us free” (Galatains
5:1).
Often we live in ignorance of the
freedom that we have received from the messiah. It is said that even after the
Emancipation Proclamation many of the newly freed slaves continued to live as
slaves because they did not become aware of their freedom. Christians are often
like that. Although the messiah has made us free, we continued to live as
slaves. We have permitted the weak things of this world to become strong
shackles that restrict our freedom. These shackles bind our hands from working
for Christ; our feet from walking for Christ and our mouths from praising
Christ.
This advent season let us reclaim
the freedom we have in Christ. Let us cast away the bondage of sin.
Song of the Day:
Icon of the Day:
Holy Mandylion of Christ – story of
icon imprinted by Christ.
Quote of the day:
May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus
Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling
of limbs - let them come to me, provided only I make my way to Jesus Christ. –
St Ignatius of Antioch
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