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 brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and
release from darkness for the prisoners.
Isaiah 61:1
When we walk in the Spirit of God we
are able to do things beyond our wildest dreams… Things which we or others
thought to be impossible become possible in the Spirit of God… As we prepare for
the coming year it is imperative that we first prepare our hearts and minds for
the favor of God… This 61st
chapter speaks to the year of God’s favor and it is of the utmost importance
that we begin to think outside of the proverbial box and stop placing
limitations on what God is able to do… As we sit just 2 days prior to a new
year, we also sit at the door our destiny and God’s divine will which has not timetable…
You don’t have to wait until January 1, 2013 to begin to experience the favor
of the Lord… The Israelites faced many hardships, many trials and tribulations;
however, the year of God’s favor was the coming Messiah which would bind up the brokenhearted and proclaim
freedom for the captives… You have been held captive for far too long… You
have been oppressed for too many years and God’s favor is ready to pour out
into and upon your life… Jesus came that you might have life and have it more abundantly;
He has already loosed the chains, He has already paved the way and now is your
time to walk in liberation… No longer do your past mistakes serve as
restrictions to your divine destiny; no longer do skeletons in your closet
serve as millstones around your neck… In the gospel of Luke chapter 4 tells us
that Jesus was in the synagogues; He stood up, took the scroll and read this
very passage from the prophet Isaiah… 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 brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from
darkness for the prisoners. To proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. After reading this passage the word of God tells us that rolled the
scroll back up and handed it to the attendant, Jesus then sat down with all
eyes fastened on Him and said "Today this scripture is fulfilled in
your hearing.” The message
that we take from this reading and the recoding in the gospel of Luke is today…
We have the spirit of God living in us and walking among us… We can reach the
loss soul; we can give sight the blind and a ray of hope to this dark and
confused world… This is your time, this is your season and you will walk in the
prosperity of the Lord because His spirit surely rests upon you…
BE BLESSED!!!
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