DAILY DEVOTIONAL TODAY – June 19, 2025 || Our Daily Bread [Daily Devotion] | MAMCLAIRETV

Daily Bread Devotional:
Devotional Topic: "LIVE IN FREEDOM"

Verse of the Day: Galatians 5:1)

Devotional Message:
(Galatians 5:1)
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free."


🕊 Observation: The Prison Doors We Keep Locked—Even When We're Free

Galatians 5:1 is a powerful declaration: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” It’s not a wish or a command—it’s a truth.

When Jesus died and rose again, He didn’t just save us from sin; He saved us for something—for freedom. Real freedom. Not just from rules or guilt or religion—but from shame, fear, people-pleasing, addiction, bitterness, legalism, and trying to earn God’s love.

But here’s the problem: Many of us are like Mark in the story. We live our lives surrounded by unopened doors, old rules, fear-based habits, or past trauma—thinking we’re still trapped. We let shame whisper, “You’ll never change.” We let fear say, “You can’t move on.” We let past sin keep us from feeling worthy.

The irony?
The door was open all along.
The chains are gone.
But we sometimes choose to live like we’re still imprisoned.


🔍 Application: Living Like the Free Person You Already Are

Freedom in Christ is not just about what you’re saved from, but what you’re saved into. It’s not permission to live recklessly—it’s power to live fully and rightly.

Here’s how you can live in that freedom today:


1. Recognize the Locks That Jesus Already Broke

Ask yourself: What old mindset or fear am I still clinging to, even though Jesus already set me free?

Example: You may still feel unworthy because of past mistakes. But Jesus already forgave you. That guilt? It’s a lie trying to hold you back.



2. Don’t Trade Grace for Guilt

Paul was warning the Galatians not to go back to legalism—thinking they had to earn God's love by following old religious laws.

Application: Don’t live trying to be good enough for God. You’re not working for His love—you’re living from it.



3. Stop Letting People Chain You Again

Sometimes, it’s the expectations or judgments of others that make us feel trapped again. But you were not set free by people—you were set free by Christ.

Example: You don’t need to prove your worth by how much you succeed, how popular you are, or how “perfect” your life looks.


4. Walk Away From Voluntary Prisons

Some people keep going back to harmful habits—not because they have to, but because they’ve forgotten they have a choice now.

Example: If gossip, bitterness, lust, or pride keeps calling you—remember: that door is open. You don’t have to stay behind it.


5. Fill the Space With the Right Freedom

Freedom is not just doing “whatever you want”—it’s choosing what brings life, peace, and joy.

Galatians later lists the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, etc. That’s what freedom looks like.

So if your version of “freedom” leads to anxiety, regret, or emptiness—it’s not real freedom. It’s just a nicer-looking prison.



🌱 Encouragement Before Prayer

Beloved, if you’re in Christ, you are already free.
You don’t need to earn what Jesus already paid for.
You don’t need to stay behind doors that He already unlocked.

Freedom is your new identity.
Walk in it.
Live in it.
Stand firm in it.

Don’t let anything or anyone convince you to go back to slavery—especially not your own fears, regrets, or habits.


Prayer:
Lord, thank You for setting us free—not just from sin, but from fear, shame, and trying to earn Your love. Help us walk in that freedom every day. Teach us to close every door You’ve already opened and to live as people who are truly free. Amen.


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June 19, 2025
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