Thursday, January 16, 2013

By: Rachelle Hitt Bilbo

Break Free

Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for He has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free...

Harry Houdini, the famed escape artist issued a challenge wherever he went. He could be locked in any jail cell in the country, and he could set himself free quickly and easily.  Then one day... Houdini entered a jail cell, and it clanged shut behind him. He set to work immediately, but something seemed to be unusual about this lock. After laboring for 2 hours and bathed in sweat, Harry Houdini collapsed in frustration and fell against the door that he could not unlock. Upon falling, the door swung open! It had never been locked at all! But in his mind it was locked and that was all it took to keep him from opening the door and walking out of the jail cell.

Today's verse says that we are anointed to bring Good News to the poor and to set the captives and oppressed free... However, we often allow many different things - fear, insecurities, rejection... to keep us bound.

I challenge you today to identify and break free from anything holding you back from being ALL that God has called you to be. There are no limits with God!

Dear Lord, Help me to always walk in the FULLNESS of Your freedom!

I thank You, my Jesus, for dying for me. I believe that You are Lord and that God raised You from the grave so that I can have eternal life.

Reflection: Are there areas in your life that have caused undue restriction limiting you from being everything God has called you to be?