A somewhat famous quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson states: "Every man is the inlet and may become the outlet for all there is in God." I added the italic emphasis on the word “may” to emphasize that becoming an “outlet” is a choice that we make. It does not happen automatically. God is already “in” us, but whether we become an “outlet” for “all there is in God” is our choice. This brings us full circle back to the original question: bondage or liberty? In bondage, we are only an “inlet.” In...

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