Freedom from the chains of this world, forever a slave to Christ

S Deut 26
16 The Lord your God commands you this day to follow these decrees and laws; carefully observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. 17 You have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in obedience to him, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws—that you will listen to him. 18 And the Lord has declared this day that you are his people, his treasured possession as he promised, and that you are to keep all his commands. 19 He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame and honor high above all the nations he has made and that you will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he promised.

Gal 5

5 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.
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You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b] 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other
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22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

O -  The entirety of the bible must be considered when reading God's decree's in the old testament, and the new freedom afforded through Christ.   They are not contradictory,  though taken in single context can lead to a contradictory mindset, where we think we must decide to follow the old testament God, or the New Testament Christ.     God have the laws to the Israelites because of His love for them,  he knowes the challenges that lie ahead and prepared them in certain disciplines to prevent them for wandering from Him, and treating each  other with a lack of love.     Christ set us free from the flesh by helping us die to our sin,  and enabled us without hinderance of self consideration to love God and love others.  

A -  The application for me is read and remind myself of the rules under which God has outlined Godly living,  and to remember the grace I have received which enables me to break the chains of this world, in order to truly love God, and love the people he has placed in my life. 

P - Dear heavenly Father, thank you for today's lesson, may it be sealed to my heart.  I pray father that you help me once again take of the chains that I have allowed to be put back on ,  because I was focusing on personal gains,  and comfort.