Unshackled!
Verse for Today: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Verse for Today: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Acts 5:19 – But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the
doors of the jail and brought them out.
One of the greatest challenges in life is the prison experiences
created by our circumstances and situations to shut us in. When we are in the
dungeons of difficult circumstances, our greatest consolation is that we will
not be there alone permanently. For a time, we might be locked up by our dark
situations and we might be plunged into distress and anguish because of lack of
freedom. But we will not be there alone because our Lord will be with us to
give us fellowship, assurance and peace. When we pray for a release, our God
will send His angels to unshackle us. Even when it is dark, angels will come in
mysterious ways at unexpected times to rescue and deliver us. The world out
there doesn’t know that even when we are shackled, our message will never be
under its bondage. The world doesn’t realize that our Lord is watching our
situations and that He will act to deliver His children. The world has no clue
as to how and when our Lord will work for us in our times in the prisons the
world puts us in. They also do not understand that when they touch us, they are
truly touching our Lord. He rules and overrules our situations to deliver us
from our bondage. His angels are at His service on our behalf and will act at
the right time. When there is darkness around us, He will shed His light into
our souls to revive us from our distress and despair. Our greatest comfort
today is that our God knows all about our prison experiences caused by
circumstances and will come in the middle of the night to get us out. He
doesn’t want us to look at the iron bars which are erected around us by the
world in the dungeons and get discouraged. He doesn’t want us to be afraid
because of the darkness that is around us. One of these days, there will be
supernatural interference in our situations to unshackle us.
Dear friend, are you suffocating in the narrow dungeons that the
world has trapped you in? Do you wonder if there is really any escape from your
complicated circumstances? Are you in despair about the darkness that prevails
around your prison cells? Perhaps you are in the dungeon of debt, business
failure, job loss, family concerns or conflicts. You might be in the prison of
misunderstanding, hatred, jealousy, false accusations, anxiety or guilt. But
your Lord wants you to know that He understands your situation well. He comes
to brighten your cloudy and dark situations. He sends rays of hope into your
dark dungeons. You can continue to enjoy
sweet fellowship with your Lord who enriches you with His presence in your
dungeons. He will show you a way out of your shackles. Thus you will be free in your soul to praise God for your situations. Like Joseph, you could then look for
opportunities to touch the lives of others who are in the dungeons of their situations. You might start singing to the
power of your Lord even in the middle of the night for what the Lord is going
to do for you. When you endure anguish, misery and distress in the
web of your circumstance, He first releases your heart so that you will bear
with your dungeon joyfully as did Paul in Philippi and Rome. You will be
able to enjoy the exuberance of the presence of the Lord even when your
circumstances try to clamp your feet. Hang in there, dear friend, for your Lord
is with you in your dungeons. The Lord has allowed prison
experience in your life to teach you patience, peace, maturity and contentment.
Acts 16:26 – At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody’s
chains came loose.
Thought for Today
The power of Jesus will unshackle us from the bondage of our
circumstances and situations.
______________________________
Write for further
spiritual help, counseling and prayer support.
NO COST OR OBLIGATIONS
______________________________
No comments:
Post a Comment