GOD'S FREEDOM

      It's a beautiful day, but the anchor is stuck on bottom, perhaps on a reef or submerged wreck. The captain turns on the powerful winch, which overcomes the resistance and lifts the anchor, freeing the boat to cruise into the open sea. 

     "The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Look! There he is - God's Lamb!   He will take away the sins of the world!"  John 1:29. (The Passion Translation)  

    The footnote for this verse says that the Greek word for "take away" also means "lift off (the burden)."  This word was often used for lifting up and away an anchor from the ocean floor.  Jesus came to set us free, to lift us up from being stuck on guilt, shame and regret.