Think about the biggest airplane you’ve ever seen in your life. You’d think it’d never get off the ground because what holds it to a ground is a law—the law of gravity. But there’s another law and that is the law of aerodynamics. Somehow, the wind flowing over the wings gives a lift to the plane and we can ride in it safely. This is because there’s another power that is greater than the law of gravity that lifts that plane off the ground.
Now, the downward pull in your life is like gravity, but there’s a new law. It’s the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 reminds us that there is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. When you stop trying to work in your own power and put your trust fully in God, the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus sets you free from the law of sin and death.
How does it help you to think about the freedom experienced in Christ by considering the analogy of a plane? Where is God calling you to stop trying in your strength and to trust Him instead?
Take a few minutes to look up a video or two of a plane taking off. As you watch this sequence of events, meditate on the reality that the law of love in Christ has overcome the law of sin that holds us down and in this we are set free to live for Him.
This devotional was written by Pastor/teacher Adrian Rogers. The Copyright owner is Love Worth Finding. Used with written permission. You may contact lwf.org and be blessed directly and freely by Biblical teaching.
