I am free in God

​‘I am free in God’ is today’s Daily Word but, what does it mean to be free? 
 
The quote from John starts to answer the question. Jesus is having a discussion with the ‘Jews’ i.e. the priesthood of the time about many things and accusing them of looking “for an opportunity” to kill Him. He is trying to convince them that He is of the Father. So he says “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free”. The Jews question what he means and He says “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin…..So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.”

So, as far as Jesus is concerned, being free is about freedom from sin and, in Unity, we see sin as error thought. If I am free of error thought i.e. all of the nonsense that pervades my mind, then I am One; One in God. 
 
Freedom is eternal; it is our God-given natural state. Freedom, from all of the worries and pressures of our day-to-day existence. As Daily Word says : ‘I am one with the presence and power of God, wondrously free’. In my daily prayer, I always include the affirmation “through forgiveness I am free” (also from a Daily Word some years ago – a great place to get affirmations!). Forgiveness is letting go, sometimes affirmed as “I let go and let God”. Because as we let go of our own angst, worry, nervousness etc., we naturally fall into alignment with the Truth of our Being: One. In this state I am free, free to be me – the True me. This is the key to a joyous and fulfilled life and is on of the greatest lessons I have learned on my journey with Unity.
 
So, I encourage each and every one of us to practice forgiveness and find the joy of Oneness; true freedom.
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"And you will know the truth and the truth will make you free." John 8:32
 
Rev. Paul Mapletoft