Don't go back
Someone might try to lead you to serve other gods—it might be your brother, your son or daughter, the wife you love, or a close friend. The person might say, “Let’s go and worship other gods.” ...Do not give in to such people. Do not listen... ~ Deuteronomy 13:6a,8a (NCV)
Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don’t ever become slaves of the Law again. ~ Galatians 5:1 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Don't get tricked into going back to living a pre-Christ life.
PRAYER:
Lord, thank you for the freedom that Christ has given to us. But I get sucked into doing things the old pre-Christ way. I think it's because old habits die hard. Please continue to remind me of my freedom and the benefits of it. I'm going to spend my energy on things which are about freedom rather than on the things I do to try and impress. I'm going to be free from all that. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
