When the Son Sets You Free

Jesus didn’t come just to get you out of hell—He came to get hell out of you.
Real freedom isn’t the absence of chains you can see… it’s the removal of the chains nobody else can.

Let’s get honest. We’re all in some kind of prison.

The Prisons We Live In 🚔

1. Addictions & Compulsions 💉
   “I can stop anytime…” (said every addict ever).
   Alcohol, porn, shopping, scrolling, approval—you name it. If you can’t say no, you’re not in control.
   

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

   
   
2. Secrets 🤫
   That thing you swore you’d take to the grave? It’s not buried—it’s burying YOU.
   Shame thrives in the dark.
   

   “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” (James 5:16 ESV)

   
   
3. Ignorance 📚
   Not knowing the Word keeps you stuck.
   Hosea 4:6 is brutal: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”

1. Fear 😱
   The #1 jail cell in the human heart.
   Fear of failure. Fear of man. Fear of tomorrow.
   It paralyzes more dreams than failure ever will.
   

   “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” (2 Timothy 1:7 ESV)

Jesus read His mission statement out loud in Luke 4:18 (ESV):

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me…
to proclaim liberty to the captives…
to set at liberty those who are oppressed.”

That wasn’t only about iron bars. That was about YOU.

Free Through and Through 🕊️

Freedom in Christ isn’t just forgiven—it’s transformed.
It’s not “I still struggle but God loves me anyway.”
It’s “I’m actually becoming someone who doesn’t want the old stuff anymore.”

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17 ESV)

“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.” (Galatians 5:1 ESV)

Every single day you’re moving:
➡️ Toward freedom
or
⬅️ Back into bondage

There is no neutral.

Your Move Today 🚪

Whose voice are you listening to?
The legalists? The perfectionists? The inner critic?
Or the One who already tore the prison door off its hinges?

You’re not waiting on more willpower.
You’re waiting on surrender.

Let’s Talk About It 💬

1. Which prison above has felt the strongest in your life lately?
2. Who in your world keeps trying to hand you the old chains back?
3. Where have you tasted “free through and through”? Celebrate it out loud!

Drop your answers below—I read every single one.

Closing Prayer 🙏

Father,
Thank You that the price for my freedom has already been paid in full.
I confess the prisons I keep walking back into—addictions, secrets, fear, ignorance.
Today I choose Jesus.
Set me free through and through.
Let every chain that still makes noise in my life fall silent at the name of Jesus.
Fill me with Your Spirit until there’s no room left for the old me.
I receive Your freedom right now—not as a feeling, but as a fact.
In the mighty, chain-breaking name of Jesus,
Amen.

You are free.
Now walk like it. 🕊️🔥