Released into the Public Domain

In 1993, engineers at CERN faced a decision that would shape human history. Tim Berners-Lee had invented the World Wide Web — a system that could connect every computer on earth. CERN could have licensed it, charged royalties, built a toll booth at the entrance of the digital age. Instead, on April 30, 1993, CERN released the World Wide Web into the public domain. Free. No restrictions. No licensing fees. No strings attached.

Berners-Lee later said he knew the Web would only reach its full potential if it belonged to everyone. The moment it was released, it exploded across the globe — universities, hospitals, businesses, and eventually billions of ordinary people gained access to a tool that transformed how we learn, connect, and live.

Paul writes in Galatians 5:1, "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." What God accomplished through the cross was not a restricted license with fine print. It was a full release into the public domain of grace. No prerequisites. No earning your way in. The source code of salvation was made open to every person who would receive it.

And just like the Web only fulfilled its purpose when it was freely shared, the freedom Christ offers only transforms us when we actually accept it and begin living in it. The door is open. The code is free. Will you step through?