When I think of hot air balloons, I think of them soaring against the backdrop of a blue sky, soaring unhindered as they are designed to do. But what about us? Are we soaring like we were created to do in Christ? Ephesians 1:3 tells us we are blessed in Christ with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places. The first Bible study I attended was on the Book of Ephesians and I remember being in awe that we are accepted in the Beloved with a spiritual inheritance :-)
Recently I read Galatians 5:1, "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." The scripture once more reminded me of hot air balloons and how we are meant to soar in victory. However, sometimes we allow ourselves to become tethered again to the ground, entangled in the yoke of bondage and sin, earth bound rather than living our position in Christ in heavenly places.
When we find ourselves tethered it is time to take inventory of what we have allowed to tie us down when we were designed to soar! Maybe the basket has taken on too much weight and it is time to throw some of the useless spiritual saboteurs overboard. In Ps. 51:12 David prayed that the joy of his salvation would be restored; may we do likewise if it has been awhile since we have sailed through the blue skies.
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