Isaiah 61:1 NLT
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.
Jesus repeated that Scripture in His ministry, and it has rattled through what I do many times. This is powerful and important truth.
Julie and I wanted the move “Sound of Freedom” again yesterday. It is about Tim Ballard who has battled to release children caught in the sex slave trade. The movie is streaming online and worth your time. It is tough to watch, but it is a true story reminded us of what is going on in so many places.
One of the things that it says at the end of the movie is that there are more people living in slavery today than in any other time of history, even when slavery was legal. That hurts my heart.
Yes, there are many who have been sold and are being used in the sex trade in this way, but there are so many other ways and places where slavery is a reality. This is not what God desires for us or any one.
Value comes from God, and He values every one. So should we.
God sees everything, and He does something about it. So should we.
But how.
Speak up. Give to those doing something about it. Share what you learn. But most of all pray. Pray for the release of captives. Pray for open doors for those doing important work.
Pray for those in captivity to habits and toxic relationships. Pray for those wrongly imprisoned. Pray for those being used and abused, maybe they haven’t been sold but are living in a sort of slavery.
Watch. See what you see every day. Watch people and notice the things that show us people are being de-valued or used.
May we be people who make a difference. Make a difference daily!
Galatians 5:1 NLT
So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.
Matthew 18:27 NASB
And the master of that slave felt compassion, and he released him and forgave him the debt.
Help yourself and others to no longer live as slaves to anything. But may we choose to be a slave to Christ.
1 Corinthians 7:21 NLT
And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free in the Lord. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ.
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