Christ As Healer- Freedom

CHRIST AS HEALER 

Freedom 

Luke 13:10-17

Opening Prayer: Lord, teach me Your Word and set me free.  Deliver me from the bondages in my life and show me who I am in You.  I submit myself and all to You for all things are possible with You.  In Jesus’ precious and holy Name I pray.  Amen. 

BONDAGES

Bondages- the attacks of the enemy that cripple us.  Just like the woman in Luke 13, we too are bound by our wounds and need the healing touch of Jesus. We too are crippled and maimed until Jesus sets us free.  We are captives, prisoners, and slaves.  Although we desire freedom, only Jesus can set us free.   We depend on His mercy.  Come, Lord Jesus, set us free!  

Where are you bound by the enemy?  How is your story like the story of the woman in Luke 13?  Where do you need His freedom and healing?  He sees you.  He is calling your name.  Will you go to Him?  Will you let Him set you free?  

Some of us know our places of bondage, but some of us are blind to them.  If you are blind to them, ask the Lord to reveal yours to you.  Then lay them down before Him and let Him do the work of deliverance in your life in these places, for He alone has the power to overcome.  He is our Mighty Deliverer and Victorious King. 

Consider these scriptures about overcoming and deliverance:

Revelation 12:11

Luke 10:19

Revelation 17:14

I John 5:4-5

Daniel 12:1

Psalm 37:40

FREEDOM 

Christians NEVER have to give in to the lies of the enemy, for greater is the Christ Who lives in us than the enemy who is in the world.  We are always more than conquerors through Christ, because nothing is impossible with Him.  Because He has already overcome the world, we can live the victorious, abundant life we have been given in Him.   We can live free through Christ Who set us free on the cross when He died for all our sins.  

The Word repeatedly says that we can remain in the Truth rather than believe the enemy’s lies.  We can walk in the light of the Truth instead of the darkness.  We can determine in our heart to follow Jesus and not the ways of the world, for friendship with the world is hostility against God.  We can walk about in freedom because of the Truth of His Word.  The choice to do so is up to you.  What will you choose?

Consider these scriptures in light of our freedom in Christ:

John 8:32, 36

I John 1:7-9

John 8:44 

James 4:7 

I John 4:4

John 3:16

Colossians 3:2

Philippians 4:13

Joshua 24:15 

Matthew 16:19

PRAYER AND THE WORD

Spend time in prayer and the Word asking the Lord to show you where you are being deceived by the enemy.  Offer these to the Lord, one by one, seeking His wisdom and guidance for your deliverance.  Commit them to Him in full assurance that He will do whatever is needed for your deliverance.  As you obey His leading, He will heal you and set you free.  Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.  

The Lord delights in setting you free.  It has never been His desire that you live in bondage but that you walk and live in the light of His Truth.  He loves you so much that He let His only Son die for you so that you could be set free.  Desire His freedom and seek Him for it.  Let the Son set you free and give Him all the praise, honor, and glory.  Then you will be the Light of His Truth to others as you share with them what He has done in your own life.  You will become His instrument of healing in their lives. What an honor and privilege that is.  

Declare your desire to be set free and to live in the light of His Truth.

Consider these scriptures and the freedoms they imply:

Psalm 103:4

Ephesians 4:27, 32

Psalm 144:2

Psalm 70:5 

Psalm 18:2 

REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD- What does each scripture say to you about your identity in Christ?

John 1:12 

Isaiah 43:4 

Jeremiah 31:3 

Acts 15:8 

Hebrews 13:5 

II Corinthians 5:17

Romans 5:1, 9

Romans 5:10-11

Romans 8:38-39

Philippians 4:19

II Corinthians 12:9

John 15:15

Closing Prayer: I praise You, Lord God, for my position in Christ.  I praise You, my Deliverer, for setting me free.  Thank You for showing me the lies of the enemy and his bondages in my life.  I abandon myself to You and give you all the praise.  Use my life for Your glory.  In Christ’s Name I pray.  Amen.