Freed and Frustrated

“18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” —Luke 4:18-19

Freed people free people, frustrated people frustrate people.

“2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” —Exodus 16:2-3

We can find ourselves frustrated with…

Relationships
Resources
Seasons, Surrounding, and Setting

Forgiveness invites freedom.

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” —Galatians 5:1

Freedom came at a cost.

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law…” —Galatians 3:13