O LORD our God,
other lords besides you have ruled over us,
but your name alone we bring to remembrance.

-Isaiah 26:13

One of the amazing benefits of knowing the Lord is freedom.  If we make him lord of ourselves, and since he’s lord of all things, we’re given freedom from the things that used to hold us back – the anxiety of being alone, the regret of things done wrong, the desire to impress others and to be known – and even the fear of death.  Spiritual freedom is one of the most distinguishing marks of those who believe.  By it we are able to live differently.

Here’s a collection of verses on freedom:

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
prisoners in affliction and in irons,
for they had rebelled against the words of God,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
So he bowed their hearts down hard labor;
they fell down, with none to help.
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and burst their bonds apart.
Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
For he shatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
-Psalm 107:10-16

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So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
-John 8:31-36

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For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
-2 Peter 2:19

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
-2 Corinthians 3:17

But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
-Romans 6:17-18

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
-Galatians 5:1

Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.
-1 Peter 2:16

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
-Romans 8:1-2