12/10/2021
PARACH DAILY DEVOTION
(Thursday, 12 October)
Scripture of the day:
"The Spirit of the Lord is up Me,because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;" -Isaiah 61:1 (NKJV)
Message:
Jesus fulfilled the prophecy in scripture above. We know this because in Luke 4:18 He said," The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives."This was a prophecy from God, foretold by prophet Isaiah to Israel. The Lord makes a declaration that "The prisoner is soon to be set free".The same Spirit that was upon the Lord Jesus to set the captives free, is now on us. He lives in us. Like Jesus said, you can declare the same and say,"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me and He has anointed me preach the gospel and to set the captives free."In this season, we need to fulfill the scripture as it has been declared in Isaiah 61.
Before Christ, there was the law, to which we were enslaved, with its regulations and obligations. Then because of God's love for His children,this prophecy was fulfilled; Jesus came and set us free. We, through Christ received life:fulfilling God's prophecy that we are now seated with Christ, in Heaven. The Lord of Armies defeated what enslaved us and held us captive, setting us free to enjoy abundant life. We have been set free from captivity and brought back into the house of our Father.
Action point:
The redeemed children of God ought never to find their minds enslaved to mental pain and distress. We must never find ourselves in chains that we fail to broken off from because Jesus already came and liberated us. We must not be enslaved to addictions because the prisons of addictions have been opened by our Lord Jesus Christ. Everything we do should be from the knowledge that we have been set free.