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(Shackles: Something that
confines the arms or legs)
(Bondage: Slavery,
servitude)
"Then being made free from
sin, you became the slaves
of righteousness" (Romans
6:18).
Recently, I broke my foot
and had to wear a heavy
brace.
It was
awful and my life and
activities changed
overnight.
I was hindered
by the brace in my everyday life. I had
to take it into consideration even
when making the smallest
plans. The bondage of the
brace was with
me day and
night, and I
didn’t enjoy my life as
much because of the
pain and restrictions.
What a feeling of freedom
and joy when I could
finally
leave the brace
behind, but my doctor told
me that I would have to be
very careful; because of
the weakness in the
healing bone. He advised
me to watch every step I
took.
I was thinking that is the
way we are when we leave
the shackles
and bondages of sin behind
and start a new
walk with
Jesus as our Master.
Although the blood of
Jesus has covered our sins
when we believe and trust
Him,
we still need to be
careful of each step we
take; because
the devil is
the enemy of our soul and
looks for ways
to trap us and send us back into bondage.
"Therefore let us come
boldly to the throne of
grace,
that we may
obtain mercy and find
grace to help in
time of
need" (Hebrews 4:16).
All of have times that we
are weak and need more
strength from God. He wants us to ask Him for help in our times
of weakness. Just as I had to be careful of the 'weak bone,
' we have to be careful and not
fall back but go forward.
Our Heavenly father loves
us, and He will
help us if we only ask and
obey.
"And Samuel said, ‘Does
Jehovah delight in burnt
offerings and sacrifices
as in obeying the voice of
Jehovah? Behold,
to obey
is
better than sacrifice! To
listen is better than
the
fat of rams!"
(1 Samuel 15:22).
"For I, Jehovah your God,
will hold your right hand,
saying to you,
‘Do not fear; I will help
you’ " (Isaiah 41:13).
Lord, thank you for loving
and delivering us. Help us
to
be careful of our steps, especially when we are weak;
because we surely
don’t want to go back onto bondage!
~~Faye Coleman~~
January 30, 2003
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Alice's Legacy
Remembering Alice
The "Handkerchief" has been
anointed and prayed over by
several believers who care about
you and want to help you realize
your full potential in Christ
Jesus Our Lord.
~The
Ten Commandments~
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