The benefit of spiritual freedom can serve as motivation, not only to those who have not obeyed the gospel of Christ, but also to those who already have. Paul wrote of this at the end of the sixth chapter of Romans.
Romans 6:22 (ESV)
22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
The immediate benefit to being spiritually free is the fruit that we receive. Paul does not specify what that fruit is but other passages do. When one obeys the gospel, he enters into fellowship with God and begins to enjoy all the benefits of His presence. Fellowship with God is something that we should never take for granted. Instead, it should regularly bring us great joy (1 John 1:3-4).
What are some of the joys of being in fellowship with God? What about having ongoing access to Him through the power of prayer? People who have access to powerful people in high places usually recognize what a privilege having such access is. How can we not realize the privilege of having ongoing, uninterrupted access to the Creator of the universe? This is an access about which we can be sure.
Ephesians 3:12 (KJV)
12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
This brings us to another benefit of being in fellowship with God. The one who makes this access possible is Christ. He is the advocate that we have with the Father (1 John 2:1), for He ever lives to make intercession for us (Hebrews 7:25). Due to this, we can have boldness as we approach God in prayer.
Hebrews 10:19-22 (KJV)
19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having an high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Then there is the blessing of God’s providential care (Matthew 6:33). This care is a part of what gives us peace that passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7).
And let’s not forget about the ongoing cleansing blood of Christ. What a comfort it is to know that we do not have to live sinlessly to be saved. As long we are willing to repent when we sin and ask God for forgiveness, the blood of Christ will cleanse us from all sin (1 John 1:7).
These blessings (and more) are what we enjoy now that we have been set free from sin and have become servants of God. Paul calls these blessings fruit and tells us that they lead to sanctification or holiness. Anyone who properly appreciates these things will strive to live in such a way that they will be maintained. Such living, after one has been set free from sin, results in the greatest blessing of all—eternal life. That is the ultimate end of the spiritual freedom that we now enjoy.
You have a choice. You can be a slave to sin and be free from righteousness, the end being death, or you can be a servant of God and be free from sin, the end being life. Which will you choose? Either way, it will be decided by the choices that you make and the life that you live now.
As you wind down for the night, think about these things.