Rom.6:22 – But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. This scripture causes me to think back to Rom.3:23 – “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. Man’s sin is his pursuit of pleasure in the …
Isa.10:27 – TPT – In that day the Lord will remove the heavy burden from your shoulders and break off the yoke of bondage from your necks because of the heavy anointing upon you! This passage gives us a glimpse into how Jesus and His apostles were able to bring deliverance to those who were …
Mark 5:1-5 – TPT – They arrived at the other side of the lake, at the region of the Gerasenes. As Jesus stepped ashore, a demon-possessed madman came out of the graveyard and confronted him. The man had been living there among the tombs of the dead, and no one was able to restrain him, …
Psalm 4:1 – ANSWER ME when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have freed me when I was hemmed in and enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me and hear my prayer. This verse is a classic prayer of David, he called out to the Lord from a horrible …
Lk.4:18 – The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to proclaim liberty to the captives.This phrase that describes prisoners could be translated as prisoners of war. It is literally describing those being held at the point of a spear. This would paint pictures in the minds of the people …
Lk.4:16-18 – The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,Because He has anointed MeTo preach the gospel to the poor;He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,To proclaim liberty to the captivesAnd recovery of sight to the blind,To set at liberty those who are oppressed; Slavery has an ugly sound and a worse smell about …
JUBILEE IS HERE Lk.4:17,18 – And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:“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 …
Matt.6:9-12 – NLT – Our Father in heaven,may your name be kept holy.May your Kingdom come soon.May your will be done on earth,as it is in heaven.Give us today the food we need,and forgive us our sins,as we have forgiven those who sin against us. Jesus taught us to ask for forgiveness and to forgive …
Jn.15:18,19 – If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you. …
Lk.3:3,4 – John went preaching and baptizing throughout the Jordan Valley. He persuaded people to turn away from their sins and turn to God for the freedom of forgiveness. This was to fulfill what was written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: “Listen! You will hear a thunderous voice in the lonely wilderness telling …
