HE SETS THE CAPTIVE FREE

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY 27TH OCTOBER 2018
THEME: HE SETS THE CAPTIVE FREE
MEMORISE:
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome
pestilence. Psalm 91:3
READ: Isaiah 49:24-26
24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
25 But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken
away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him
that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be
drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I
the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
MESSAGE
The reason why some children of God miss their day of visitation is that they
don’t take prophetic utterances from God seriously, whether written or spoken.
For this reason, I encourage you to see the words of our devotional today as
prophetic, coming to you from your Maker who can never lie. By the word of
the Lord, I proclaim to you that this is the day of your freedom. It shall be unto
you as it is written in Psalm 91:3, which says:
“Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome
pestilence.”
In today’s Bible reading, the Lord as the Almighty specifically declares His
ability to set the captives free, including lawful captives. Beloved, the meaning
of this scripture is that those who willingly got themselves into bondage and are
tired of saying there are candidates for God’s deliverance. Some people think
that once someone willingly enters into witchcraft, the occult, secret societies,
and the like, he or she can never be free again, but going by what the Lord
declares in Isaiah 49:24, this is not true.
The last verse of today’s Bible reading contains the key to experiencing the
divine intervention that the Lord declares in the preceding verse, and this is
where there could be a challenge. It reads in part:
“…..and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer,
the mighty One of Jacob.”
What constitutes the challenge in this verse? The promise to deliver is only for
those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Redeemer. I once
ministered deliverance to a traditional title holder in Nigeria, and it got to the
point where he needed to accept Jesus as His Savior. Amazingly, he refused.
All he wanted was God’s benefit of deliverance without submitting to His
Lordship. Unfortunately, he died while still in the valley of indecision about
accepting the Lord.
So, the choice is yours today. Isaiah 1:19 says:
“If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:”
If you willingly submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ over your life, He will not
only set you free, He will also ensure that your freedom is permanent by
destroying all your oppressors, as He did to the Egyptians in the Red Sea
(Exodus 14:26-28). The Lord of Host be praised! Amen.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, with thanksgiving in my heart, I receive Your promised deliverance and
freedom today, in Jesus’ Name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 25-26
Luke 11:33-12:7
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

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