Sunday, June 28, 2020
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Casting Away Chains
Why do the nations rage and the peoples devise futile plots? The kings of the earth rise up, and the princes conspire together against the Lord and against his Anointed One: “Let us finally break their shackles and cast away their chains from us”.
Jesus came into the world to set us free from all the fears and anxieties that enslave us. He lives and breathes with us that we might believe that we do not need to pay homage to any of the little gods the nations, the peoples and the princes have established. Jesus is the Anointed One who comes to tells us that there is only one law to follow . . . The Law of Love.
God says: As I have said so many times, it is confusing to sort through all the little gods you have chained yourselves to: the god of time, the god of space, the god of power, the god of control, the god of fear, the god of fame, the god of glamour, the god of wealth, the god of status and so many more. There is only one God and I Am that God. There is only one law, The Law of Love. There is only one dominion, the Kingdom I invite you to build with me. I have broken your chains just as I broke the chains of Paul and Silas. Trust in me and put aside your little plans. Allow me to cast away the chains that are too heavy for you to lift.
We need no plots, no schemes, and no tricks to be one with God. We need only surrender, obedience and love. Let us trust the one who forgives endlessly. Let us rely on the one who judges mercifully. And let us follow the one who unlocks all chained and secret places.
Type the word plots or schemes in the blog search bar and examine how we separate ourselves from God . . . and how we might allow God to release us from our personal prison.
To read the story of Paul and Silas’ miraculous release, see Acts 16.
A re-post from June 28, 2013.
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