Am I free?  Do I truly have the necessary components to exercise true liberty?  Have I bridled myself or sold my self determination to any master, limiting my independence?  Is there a charade surrounding this concept of my autonomy?  What defines my concept of freedom?  How can I speak truth in declaring that I am a free man?  What does that word really mean?  If the associative antonyms are restraint, imprisonment and incarceration does this term imply the absence of bondage?  Or is there a larger concept surrounding its reflection upon self-determination, self-governance, choice, license and leave?  Is freedom, in fact autarchy in the respect of self sovereignty?  And then in fact would this most effectively reflect our creation in the image of God?  Wouldn’t then freedom define our right in remaining sovereign over each and every facet of our personal existence?

Sounds nice, doesn’t it?  In order for us to achieve this freedom it means that being sovereign there is no escaping any action for which I alone am the nexus of responsibility.  I do not believe that those who mock the Lord God, claiming themselves to be sovereign understand and respect that for God excuses cannot exist.  Are we then right to hold God accountable for anything that goes wrong in His creation, perhaps taking the stance of a man much more righteous than myself, Job?  Since none of us is willing to subject ourselves to the strict guidelines of responsibility for our own creation.  Do I even have a toe to stand upon that I did not first receive from my Sovereign Creator, the Lord God of Israel and the Church?  Seek God do not seek to be like God for that is the greatest possible mistake any created being can commit.

Am I truly free to exercise my choice at any moment without contemplation for the effects of my deliberate self-focused action?  Do I have complete sovereignty from things like guilt, restitution, emotional or relational impact, loss of innocence and greed?  Radically, then is not my pursuit of personal freedom directly discordant with God’s will?  Have I not been given my marching orders and a list of expectations by my SOVEREIGN LORD, to which I have no freedom from responsibility?  If I choose my own design in replacement of God’s, I then am ANTICHRIST.  Do we not see the danger of pursuing liberty when that indulgence puts us in direct conflict with God?  Freedom is nice but voluntary slavery is a much greater pursuit in this world or the next.  Those who can understand will.

Thank you Father in Jesus’ name.