Today is Monday, April 24th, 2017; Karen's Korner #3541

Sometimes when I type a Karen's Korner, I write in the margins of my Bible the date and number which I used it. Today's was used before:  KK #1849 on June 24, 2010. An added note:  "Heading for Des Moines this morning. Luke (older grandson), 6, is in 1/2 day Living History Farm camp":


"He wove my sins into ropes to hitch me to a yoke of slavery. He sapped my strength and gave me to my enemies. I am helpless in their hands."

~ Lamentations 1:14 LAB

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Bible Commentary:  "At first, sin seems to offer freedom. But the liberty to do anything we want gradually becomes a desire to do everything. Then we become captive to sin. Freedom from sin's captivity comes only from God. He gives us the freedom, not to do anything we want, but to do what he knows is best for us. Strange as it may seem, true freedom comes in obeying God----following his guidance so that we can receive his best."

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I can remember a number of years ago, my cousin who had seen the 'world' from lots of angles, saying, "Karen, sin is so much fun.........in the BEGINNING!" He'd go on to say those 'fun' things eventually trap people. And he had experienced some of them first hand...

So let's pray for all of us that we can avoid some of those thoughts and actions. God will also bail us out of the things which want to enslave us!

Dear Lord, thank You for Your power and love. You have rules for our lives and they are good ones. They keep us on a path that is truly liberating. Help us. Lead us. Guide us. Thank You too for showing us the way when we get entangled in things which ensnare us. Thank You for plans and Your design. In Jesus' Name. Amen.



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