I am Free.

 I Am Free

A Declaration of Liberty in Christ

I am free—not just a feeling, not just a phrase,

But the reality of grace that ends my wandering days.

The chains that held me captive have been shattered by His hand,

I am no longer prisoner—I am free to stand.

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:36)

I am free from condemnation, from the weight of guilt and shame,

For the One who bore my sin has now erased my name

From the ledger of the guilty, from the debt I could not pay—

He canceled it forever on that resurrection day.

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)

I am free from fear of death, from the grave's dark, cold embrace,

For the risen Lord has robbed it of its sting, its victory, its face.

Death is but a shadow, a door into the light,

Where I will see my Savior and be forever bright.

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? (1 Corinthians 15:55)

I am free from striving for a love I could not earn,

From the endless, weary cycles of a heart that would not learn.

His grace has found me, claimed me, wrapped me in a robe of white—

I am no longer orphaned; I am a child of light.

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. (Ephesians 5:8)

I am free—not to do whatever pleases my own will,

But to run the race of freedom with a heart that's true and still.

Free to love, free to serve, free to worship and obey,

Free to live the life of heaven in the dust of earth's short day.

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God's slaves. (1 Peter 2:16)

So I declare it now, aloud, for all the world to see:

I am free because the Son of God has set me free.

No chain, no lie, no power of hell can steal this liberty—

I am free. Forever free. And He has set me free.

Amen.