The closer I’ve come to God, the more I have come to understand that I’m not free from chains. In fact, the closer I get to my Savior, the more chained down I am. I have never in my life been free from chains, nor have you. Think of it this way, there are two different types of chains. Those which come from below, and those which come from above. We’re always bound in one. The chains which come from below come from the earth, and are of the flesh. Most of my life I was bound in these chains, which I couldn’t break, but only Christ could (and did). The chains which come from above are spiritual, and are in Christ. It is in these chains that we find love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, and freedom. The only thing that can break our chains in the flesh, is the Spirit. And the only thing that can break our chains in the Spirit, is our flesh.
Saul’s chains were of the flesh, Paul’s were of the Spirit. He called himself a “prisoner of The Lord” and it’s only when we confess ourself a prisoner of The Lord that we truly experience freedom.
“I praise You for saving me, I would have destroyed myself. I praise You for changing me, in doing so I’m now free. For by my hands I created a monster. But by Your hands You made a new creation, a heart worth beating. I give my entire life to You now, ’cause it’s only when my chains are in You that I am free.”
My chains are in Christ, where are yours?
