Isaiah 61:1
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…
Isaiah, prophesying of Jesus, and as quoted by Jesus Himself, said that Christ came for both the captive and the prisoner.
It is one thing to be saved when you are taken captive by the enemy. It is quite another thing to be broken out of prison when you have committed a crime. The truth is, there are some times when I am in darkness because of my own doing. As a guilty person is put in prison, so I have been. The amazing truth is, Jesus came for me in those times too.
God didn’t go easy on sin because of Jesus. God maintained perfect holiness and perfect love by putting all the (deserved) punishment on Jesus.
His amazing work on the cross gives me freedom at all times.
His cross proclaims my release even when I should be serving a punishment!
Prayer for this week: Father, thank you for your redeeming work. I want to know more about Jesus and how He has given me everything. No matter what happens, I can always rely on what was done for me at the cross.
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