{"id":1208,"date":"2025-05-01T09:36:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devos.mbros.info\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:36:50","slug":"breaking-free-from-the-slavery-of-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devos.mbros.info\/?p=1208","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Free From the Slavery of Sin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Morning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jesus answered, \u201cI assure you and most solemnly say to you, everyone who practices sin habitually is a slave of sin.\u201d &nbsp;-John 8:34<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anybody that has been wrapped up in sin or living a life that is not God honoring knows that feeling, that feeling like you are a slave to something, not totally free and not fulfilled. You will only experience true fulfillment in God. I know for myself, when I get busy and don\u2019t get time to spend time in God\u2019s Word it feels like I am slowly slipping into darkness, like a slave to busyness, but when I am intentional in my relationship with God, He never fails to pull me back out to where I can be free and lead a fulfilling life. Be intentional today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe sinner prides himself on his independence, completely overlooking the fact that he is the weak slave of the sins that rule his members.\u201d &nbsp;-A.W. Tozer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe must of necessity be servant to someone, either to God or to sin. The man who surrenders to Christ exchanges a cruel slave driver for a kind and gentle master whose yoke is easy and whose burden is light.\u201d &nbsp; -A.W. Tozer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dad Joke of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Found out all four of my sons want to be valets when they grow up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My doctor said that\u2019s the worst case of parking sons disease he\u2019s ever heard of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a great Thursday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Morning! Jesus answered, \u201cI assure you and most solemnly say to you, everyone who practices sin habitually is a slave of sin.\u201d &nbsp;-John 8:34 Anybody that has been wrapped up in sin or living a life that is not God honoring knows that feeling, that feeling like you are a slave to something, not &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devos.mbros.info\/?p=1208\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Breaking Free From the Slavery of Sin&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotionals","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Good Morning! 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