Bible Verse of The Day – 9-4-14

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Jesus came to set us free. Apart from Him, there is no true freedom.

If we are followers of Christ, we should be free. Period.

If we are not free, it is usually because we have allowed ourselves to become entangled in things. That list of “things” could cover a very wide range.

It could be things that we become addicted to. It could be things that consume our time. Or it could be things that cause us to worry constantly. And the list could go on.

If we are worried constantly, it’s usually because we have not given it over to God. We are trying to handle it ourselves. Sometimes it’s because we haven’t used wisdom when making choices and we’ve gotten ourselves in over our heads in one way or another.

Being free isn’t always easy. It means we have to shake off those things that bind us and hold us captive. And in this world we live in, that can be very difficult at times.

And please don’t mistake this message as us saying that we ourselves are perfect in this. We are definitely not! But we have learned a lot over the last few years in this area. And God has shown us where we could have done things differently. It was very humbling and educational, to say the least.

But we do know this; that God wants us to be free. And in most cases, we are the ones who choose whether we will be free or not.

So I ask you today, “are you free?”. If not, let God show you where you’re in bondage and how to get out of it. Sometimes His answers will surprise you. In all of our earthly wisdom, we do our best to figure things out, but when God gets His hands on things, they can take on a whole different direction than we would ever imagine.

So let the words of Jesus, below, speak to your heart and begin to deliver you from your captivity today.

Luke 4:18 (NKJV) 18 “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 proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed;

We proclaim this over you in the name of Jesus.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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