by Eric Hoppstock
Galatians 5:1 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.
In high school I spent a couple summers on the maintenance team at a summer camp in Ohio. This particular camp had trouble with raccoons and the destruction they would cause when trying to get into the garbage for a gourmet meal. Then someone got the great idea of setting traps to catch the raccoons so that they could be relocated to a different geographic area. I’m not sure, but I think some of them eventually received swimming lessons as part of their relocation. In trying to catch these raccoons a problem that emerged was catching a particular cat over and over again, but no raccoons. So one night a buddy and I stayed up to watch the traps. Sure enough the cat arrived, darted straight into the trap and then along came the raccoons. They looked in on the trapped cat and proceeded on to their dining reservations. It wasn’t until the cat was relocated that we started to catch some of the raccoons.
Unfortunately, we’re not much different; God has set us free to live fully in Him and we return to bad habits that ensnare us all over again. He saves us from the world and then spends the rest of our lives, this side of heaven, getting the world out of us.
Prayer: God, may I be a good student of what You are trying to teach me about me. May I grow and move past those traps that so easily ensnare and make decisions that You approve.
Thanks Eric!
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