What keeps you from ascending?
Often, we allow fears & insecurity to rule our thoughts and actions. We talk ourselves out of
walking out God’s plan, lacking self-confidence and thus God-confidence. Now don’t be
mistaken, we can’t get in God’s way…He’s a gentleman who gives us free will and a choice, but
His plans and purposes cannot be thwarted (Job 42:2, Isaiah 14:27).
We speak of freedom, we claim it, but we’re unwilling to walk out of our prisons. The doors are
unlocked in Jesus (Isaiah 61, Luke 4:18). He’s done the work…in fact, “it is finished” (John
19:28-30) completely and thoroughly! So why do we find ourselves still in chains?
Perhaps we’re embarrassed to admit our flaws. Pride will torture us and lead to many a fall
(Proverbs 16:18) until we lay it down completely. Or maybe we’re afraid of the unknown
outside of our imprisonment. Freedom provides a lot of opportunities to get into trouble, and
like the slaves coming out of Egypt, sometimes the known is more comfortable than the
unknown. So instead, we hand over our badge of authority and the weapons we’ve been given
in the Jesus, and we surrender to the enemy.
This is why Jesus came…to save us, to love us, and to lead us into His freedom. All of us. Trust
Him completely, not just in what He did on the cross, but why He did it and what He has for us
on this side of His cross. Walk in His freedom!
Suggested music: “No Longer Slaves” by Bethel Music
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