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John 8:34,36 " I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." The prodigal son thought that freedom meant doing whatever he liked. He had money and went off to live his life in his own way. It wasn't long before he found that he was far from free. He was trapped by his own selfishness, his desires, his friends, and his lonliness. His father described him at that time as lost and dead. And that is how our heavenly Father sees us as we go our own way. We think we are free but we are dead and lost. Freedom does not mean doing as you please. What kind of freedom would there be in a football game if every player did his own thing regardless of the rules of the game? God's laws are like those rules; They are not designed to stop us from having fun, but to set us free from the traps of our sinfulness, to enjoy the best possible life.
