”Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NKJV)
In today’s society there are many people living unfulfilled lives because of emotional baggage, pain and hurt. The weight of their feelings seems to be insurmountable, causing thoughts of depression, frustration and unfortunately suicide. So many are bound by their circumstances and situations so badly that hope seems like a distant reality, and they slip deep into a pit of despair and destruction. Suicide and mental distresses are rising at an alarming rate across the board, and even more startling is the fact that they are rising in the Christian community like never before.
While suicide and emotional distresses are alarming no matter the demographic discussed, these emotional disparities are especially alarming amongst believers in Christ. Why? Because the scriptures are littered with the healing virtues we receive being a believer of Christ. Christ’s sacrifice on the cross did not only serve as payment for our sins and eternal life, but his sacrifice also brought about the capacity to receive healing, deliverance and a number of things we need while still here on earth. His death, burial, resurrection and ascension to heaven also promised us the presence of His Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit has many functions in the life of a believer. He is within us to serve as our guide, intercessor, teacher and builder of all the godly attributes we need to display Christ-likeness in our lives. Furthermore, because the Holy Spirit is the third person of the trinity, He also possesses the same divine attributes of God, meaning that wherever He is there God is also.
This scripture reminds us that where the spirit of God is there is liberty or freedom, meaning that no matter what we face we don’t have to be bound by the things of this world. Where God’s spirit resides is ultimate freedom to live a victorious life. The problem often is we focus so much on what we are going through, that we forget to focus on the one who is bringing us through. Yes, as believer’s we face a plethora of hardships that seem unbearable, and the power they perceive to have is overwhelming. However, we should never be moved by any external power; because we have the presence of the Greatest Power there is living inside of us.
Never forget God gave you the liberty to live a victorious life in Him.
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