Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of song, images, and lyrics from Zach Williams singing … Chain Breaker … powerfully singing of how we, as Christians, are can be freed from the chains and cages of our past sin and shame by our Lord, our “Chain Breaker”
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Highlight Verse[s]: Psalm 18:19 [ESV] ... 19 He [The Lord] brought me out into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.
… In gratitude young David sings of how the Lord freed him from the oppression and pursuit of Saul.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Psalm 18:3-6, 16-19 [ESV] ... USE THIS LINK ...
… Gratefully young David sings of God’s deliverance from the past oppression and the deathly pursuits of King Saul.
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Reference Passage : … Proverbs 3:5-6 [ESV] … USE THIS LINK …
… We so often let our own perceptions hold us captive to our past when we need to simply trust God to set us free and to follow Him.
Reference Passage : … Isaiah 41:10 [ESV] … 10 … fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
… God’s promise to always be there for His people hold true just as much for believers today as it did to believers in Isaiah’s day.
Reference Passage : … Romans 8:28 [ESV] … 28 And we know that for those who love God ALL things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.
… When we truly believe that all our circumstances are for our good, we are freed from the bonds of past trials and the captivity of our circumstances.
Reference Passage : … Philippians 4:13 [ESV] … 13 I can do ALL things through Him Who strengthens me.
… We don’t need to be constrained by our past trials and circumstances because we have the power of God’s Spirit in us to walk in freedom.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Winn Collier, uses a story of a dog being imprisoned by his past constraints to illustrate how, in Christ, we are freed from our past chains to follow our Lord. … The ODB author wrote: While out taking walks, writer Martin Laird would often encounter a man with four Kerry Blue Terriers. Three of the dogs ran wild through the open fields, but one stayed near its owner, running in tight circles. When Laird finally stopped and asked about this odd behavior, the owner explained that it was a rescue dog that had spent most of his life locked in a cage. [see photo] The terrier continued to run in circles as though contained inside a confined box.
For over two decades now I’ve been called to show men the message Zach Williams sings about in the linked song … how we are uncaged by Christ to walk free from past chains of guilt, shame, or cages of oppression because of Christ’s finished work on the cross which has become our “chain breaker.”
And I pray that all reading here are now following Christ as He leads us to walk in freedom, with God’s promises (see Scriptures above), leading us to walk in freedom from our past prisons and chains. As MLK so powerfully said, “… Thank God Almighty, we’re free at last!!”
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My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh Abba Father, ... thank You, Lord, … for breaking our chains and leading us to freedom from our past chains.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... I pray, Lord, that all reading here will join me today, to walk in freedom by surrendering to our will and following the way of our Lord by our obedience to His word. Amen
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