"God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out
those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land."
Psalm 68:6
"He bringeth out those which are bound with chains."
There are so many people walking around today burdened down and restricted
by chains. Oh, you may not see the chains with the naked eye, but they are
there nevertheless. Some are held captive by the chains of fear- fear of
failure, fear of success, fear of the opinions of others, fear of stepping out
of their comfort zone, etc. Some are held captive by
the chains of condemnation and guilt. They can't get past the past. Then there
are those who are held in the chains of addiction- alcohol, drugs, immorality,
gambling, and so on. There are others who are held captive in the chains of
anger, bitterness, unforgiveness, greed, lust, covetousness, pride, hopelessness
and grief. There is an unending list of things that bind the hearts and minds
of mankind with invisible, yet real, chains.
This morning I don't want to spend all the time focusing
on the chains. I want to focus on the One who breaks the chains. If you are
bound by any of the chains we named this morning, or some that we didn't, I have
good news for you... Jesus is the chain breaker. There is no chain too strong
for Him to break. There is no chain too rusty- because it has been there a long
time- that He can't break. No chain is more powerful then He is. And when He
gets a hold of the chain, He not only breaks it off of you but He destroys it
completely so that it cannot be put back together.
Are you bound by chains? Jesus wants to free you. He can
break them. He will break them if you will let Him. You will never be able to
break them on your own. You can try. You can work at it. You can cry over
it. You can wrestle with it. But He is the only One who can truly set you
free-- free indeed. Let Him, He is waiting to.
Have a great day. If you are bound by any "chains", Jesus
wants to break them off of you and set you free.
For further reading:
Isaiah 61:1
Luke 4:18
John 8:36
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Ezell
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