Freedom

Ephesians 1:7 NLT
He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.

In Luke 4:18, while reading from Isaiah, Jesus told all in the synagogue in His hometown that He came to set the captives free. He came so all could receive freedom; freedom from oppression, from bondage in any form.

Notice that He did not purchase our freedom to hold on to it and give it to us later after we performed certain things. It was a once and for all purchase for all mankind. The only requirement for us to believe it!

We are not required to do anything to keep our salvation. Jesus did it all on the cross. If we mess up, grace covers us. Holy Spirit guides us to the work for us to do. We do not have to come up with God projects on our own. Often we can be so busy doing what we perceive to be work for God that we miss what He really wants us to do.

By God's grace our salvation is secure. Our past sin has been forgiven. Our present sin is forgiven. All future sin is forgiven. However, this is not license to sin. Oh no, as born again believers we no longer have the desire to sin.

When we are tempted and even step over the line, we can turn to God and ask Him to bring us back and show us the direction we should be walking. We are to keep our eyes on Him and ask Holy Spirit to keep us on track. He will teach us all we need to know.