Daily Devotional - February 25th, 2026
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” — John 8:36
“What you repeatedly surrender to will eventually rule you.” — Alma Ohene-Opare
Commentary:
Spiritual bondage rarely begins with chains. It begins with small compromises, quiet indulgences, and private rationalizations. Sin does not announce itself as a captor. It whispers as a comfort. But anything that weakens your agency, dims your conscience, or distances you from God slowly builds a prison around your soul. The tragedy is not that bondage exists. The tragedy is how often we cooperate with it.
God created us for freedom, not just politically, but spiritually. True freedom is not the absence of restraint. It is the power to choose what is right. Just as a nation cannot remain free without law, a soul cannot remain free without obedience to divine law. The adversary promises liberty through indulgence, yet delivers addiction. Christ commands discipline through obedience, yet delivers peace. One path feels easy but enslaves. The other requires surrender but liberates.
Deliverance begins when we stop blaming circumstances and start exercising agency. Bondage thrives in secrecy but weakens in the light of repentance. When we confess, turn, and seek Christ, chains begin to fall. The Savior does not shame the captive. He breaks the prison door. His Atonement is not symbolic relief. It is actual rescue. And walking in that rescue requires daily alignment with truth, courage, and accountability. That is the pattern of Christlike living.
Scripture:
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” — John 8:36
Daily Application:
Identify one habit or thought pattern that weakens your spiritual strength and take one concrete step today to remove its influence.