Freedom!

My small group is piloting a "focused verse a day" growth tool that was designed by one of our own.  Today's focus was "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." (NIV)  When read in context the message to me becomes even more clear.  Only through believing and receiving the Spirit do we gain freedom from death.  More reinforcement that grace is a gift that cannot be earned by deeds.