II Corinthians 3:17 - "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."
Have we come to a place in our walk with Christ where we choose obedience out of love rather than obligation? This is true liberty. Paul uses the Greek word "eleutheria" to describe how we are not legally bound to our former slave master, but we have been set at liberty to go wherever we desire. However, when we love the One who has set us free, then we obey Him not because we have to but because our desire is to act like a son or daughter rather than a slave.
We are free to behave like a servant, if we desire, and do things out of obligation to our new Master. However, Jesus wants us to come into that place of liberty where we walk with Him and enjoy the intimacy of His counsel. No longer do we do things merely because they were the right things yesterday, but we obey Christ because of the living word He gives us today.
Beloved, He is always speaking liberty to us through His leadings. His commandments are life which gives us broad expressions of freedom.
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