Day 4 - This is a blog leading up to Metro Praise's Easter Service April 24th, 2011. The purpose is to give a short Word to prepare people's hearts for the next season at Metro Praise and to help all grow closer to Jesus.Today's Word: "Break Every Chain"
I was listening to a powerful song the other day, "Break Every Chain," by Will Reagan and I was so blessed that I listened to it like a 100x in a row. Then I sent it to the worship band and they played it on Sunday and the house was filled with powerful worship. Today (Monday), I began to listen to the worship from the past Sunday and felt the power of God all over the song again. I then asked God, "Why is this song so powerful?" This was the verse God shared with me,
Luke 4:18-19, "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me, to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Therefore, when Jesus was on the earth and He quoted these verses from Isaiah 61 as His mission statement, I realized that Jesus' one purpose of "seeking and saving the lost" involved "setting the lost free!" Meaning, when Jesus finds that "one" lost sinner, he is a prisoner to his one sin and pain. Therefore, Jesus must "break every chain" off their life to save them and give freedom.
Jesus cares about your problems today. He wants to be involved in every area of your life. If you are not saved, Jesus wants to save you and set you free from your sinful nature and impart to you His nature of righteousness (Romans 6). If you are already saved, but still struggling in sin or sorrows- He wants to set you free (Romans 8)!
David described this work of God breaking every chain for the Israelites in the following verses,
Psalm 107:13-15, "Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind!"
Call out to Jesus today and let Him break every chain in your life! Today is your day of freedom from sin and sorrow!
Enjoy the video:
Reading: Romans 6-8.
Metro Praise Easter Service will be April 24th at 9am & 11am at 4323 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL. 60641
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