Another Podcast for me this evening, taking notes as I go along. This one is entitled 'God's plan for your peace', and is a wonderful message from Pastor David Beresford.
God could have left man in his self inflicted darkness caused by our rebellion, but he sent Jesus.
Jesus reverses the curse that Adam brought upon the world.
Jesus is God's plan for your peace.
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,:
God comes to free us from prison. Prison is the punishment of restriction.
THE PRISON OF GUILT:
Real guilt: everyone has it- we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. There is a cure for guilt which is repentance.
False guilt: can be caused by our upbringing, over-critical parents who made us feel awful or the accusations of satan who accuses us. We must resist false guilt. When we have come to the foot of the cross and confessed our sins, praise God: he is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us.
THE PRISON OF FEAR
Fear that something bad will happen, fear of the future, fear of death, fear of divination - horoscopes etc. We must not fear. Jesus said "I will never leave you or forsake you".
THE PRISON OF HABITS:
anger, lust etc
PRISON OF DOUBT AND DESPAIR
We need to get hold of God's promises
THE ANSWER:
Jesus said "I have come to set the prisoners free"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jesus came to bring release to the oppressed.
Jesus came to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour: all debts were cancelled, all slaves were released!!
As I read this message, I am so aware of how imprisoned I am, and want to take hold of the freedom which Jesus died to give me :)
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