“Breaking Free”

Psalm 107:13-14
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces. (NKJV)

God’s people are still doing as they did way back in biblical times—that is; looking only to God as a last resort. Many of us attempt to pray (out of obligation) when things are going well. Yet the only true cry for help comes when we can no longer depend on the world or ourselves for answers; when we are in utter helplessness and misery. But the Lord, in all His mercy and grace, still takes pity on us when we cry out to Him (Psalm 34:17). He will come to our rescue when we fall on our faces in complete desperation and without hope. The God who saved a million Israelites by parting the Red Sea is not hindered by anything. Only the Lord can rescue us from the prison of sin that can hold us captive in the deepest and darkest cell of our souls where we live in misery longing to be freed. Only He can unlock those cell doors which hold us captive. Only our Redeemer can offer us the sweet fresh air of His breath. Only He can remove those iron chains from our aching limbs and lead us into the Light where we can live on in peace knowing that the Judge Himself has acquitted us and His deliverances are complete (Colossians 2:14-15). And we can truly believe, that He will never again leave that soul in darkness nor will He ever allow the powers of sin to again enslave the liberated captive (Deuteronomy 31:6). What He does, my friends, is done forever! Glory to His name.

A Whisper of Hope
I hear your every cry…My child. I know when your soul is held captive in the deepest, darkest dungeon of sin. And when you cry out to Me in your misery I will destroy those iron bars of sin and shatter the chains that hold you down. My rescue has no bounds, dear one, and you can believe that once you are free I will see to it that you remain free.

Psalm 34:17
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears,
and delivers them out of all their troubles. (NKJV)

Colossians 2:14
He canceled the record of the charges against us
and took it away by nailing it to the cross. (NLT)

Deuteronomy 31:6
“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them;
for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you.
He will not leave you nor forsake you.” (NKJV)