Monday, July 19, 2010

Freedom from...

A moment of praise...
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised. The Lord is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens. Psalm 113:2-3

 
... Prison
 
Bible Reading Acts 16:25-34
 
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was an earthquake, so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened. .........
 
 
 
Notes on the Scripture
 
Paul and Silas, have come to Phillipi, a Roman colony in the north of Greece, and immediately gotten themselves into trouble by casting out a demon from a slave, who was a fortune-teller and lost her abilities. A riot ensued, and they were thrown into the deepest part of the local prison.
 
God stages a rather spectacular jailbreak for them. But more important than the colorful story is its place as a metaphor for the Gospel that they preach. Like mankind, they are imprisoned inside stone walls, and chained, in a way that makes escape impossible. Nothing is impossible for God, though; the earth itself moves at the word of Christ and they are set free. Just so, the human race was imprisoned by sin and found it utterly impossible to break free from it. We were held captive without hope. Christ came like an earthquake and did the impossible: Set us free from our bondage!! 
 Amen for we are free and free indeed.

Today why not thank God for our freedom. Like Paul and Silas let us never be silent about Christ the roll He plays in our lives.

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