Still bound in the slave-market? As Jesus passes by now, you just have to call out to Him. Tell Him you don't want to remain bound to the slave-master any longer. Beckon on Him to come and get you out of the bondage that the slave master has bound you with. Once you receive the attention and mercy of the Redeemer, all the shame, guilt and condemnation of sin is taken away.
It has been stated earlier that redemption comes with total pardon and forgiveness. But there's one thing the devil does, and that is to make you continue to feel guilty. He keeps replaying in your mind the picture of the offences that you have committed while bound to him. He tries to make you dwell in a lie that your sins are too many to have been forgiven so easily.
This brings to mind the story of a beggar who stopped a lawyer on the street of a certain city and asked him for money. The lawyer who happened to have been a former classmate of the beggar recognized him; so he offered him a cheque of a huge sum of money to get a new start.
The beggar walked to a nearby bank to cash the cheque. But when he saw the well-dressed cashiers and the sparkling clean banking hall he looked at himself and turned away muttering that no one would accept the cheque from him because he has shabbily dressed. They would think he forged it.
The next day he met the lawyer again. The lawyer was surprised to see him the same way he had seen him the previous day and asked to know what he had done with the cheque he was given. He brought it out of his pocket where he had neatly folded it and told him why he hadn't cashed it. The lawyer then told him reassuringly: "Listen friend, what makes the cheque good is not your clothes or appearance, but my signature. Go on, cash it!"
The same thing happens with many who have received pardon from God. Even though their sins have been forgiven they remain bound in guilt and condemnation. And just like the beggar they dwell on their past life and fail to enjoy the benefits that come with being forgiven. Their focus is more on the magnitude of their offence instead of the mercy of the Saviour. But this should not be. If only you can just wisely believe when Christ says your sins are forgiven you, then will you be free from the chains of guilt. If you in faith accept the price that He paid for your redemption, you will be totally freed and justified. (Ephesians 1 v 7)
Freedom through the Redeemer
Do you know that what Jesus came to do is to give you total freedom? (John 8 v 32) These are the very words of Jesus. He doesn't say that your thought will make you free. He doesn't say that your money will make you free. He doesn't say that your penance will make you free. He doesn't say that your religion will make you free. What He says will make you free is the truth that He came and paid the price for your redemption with His blood; the truth that He has come to your slave market; the truth that He is your Deliverer; the truth that He is your Redeemer.
When you know this truth that Jesus is your Saviour and that He with His blood has purchased your freedom and that the slave-master's grip on your life has been taken away then you are really free. This truth sets you free from Satan, sin, sickness, sorrow, suffering and defeat.
From the time you are wise, able to confess Jesus as Saviour, you are totally free from the slave market. You have to be wise and stand firm on this truth, declaring it everywhere. How to be wise: Let the devil too know that of a truth you have accepted the lordship of Christ over your life. This way your freedom will be permanent in Jesus' name. (Galatians 5 v 1).
Source: © CHRISTIAN WOMEN MIRROR Magazine.
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