Acts 13:38-39
38 “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39 Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.
“The forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.” Proclaimed, what is meant by proclaimed? Proclaim means announce officially or publicly, to declare something one considers important with due emphasis. Can you think of anything more important to proclaim?
Under the law of Moses you were required to sacrifice things. Depending on the sin or the timing of the sin you would involve a priest to do the sacrifice for you at the temple. That meant taking time out of your life to get to the temple. Hello! Transportation was not readily available and distances were often vast.
We have been set free from that burden. There are no if you did this then you must do this anymore. Each of our sins is the same, with the same result and the same correctional move. The only traveling you will do is to your knees. This is not a freedom to sin, it is a freedom from sin. No more bondage. When we screw up, and you know we do, we take it to God. We make amends and we move on with our lives. Now that is worth proclaiming.
Lord thank You for freeing me from the bondage of sin. I know this not a freedom to sin, but a freedom from sin. ~amen
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