January 9, 2016 UNBIND HIM, AND LET HIM GO
John 11:44 “He who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings; and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’”
Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, and the friend of Jesus, had been dead for four days when Jesus raised him from the dead. What a sight to see-Lazarus walking out of the tomb, totally wrapped in cloth from head to foot! Jesus ordered them to “Unbind him, and let him go.” As said before in previous blogs; the natural precedes the spiritual and the natural has spiritual applications. All who do not know God as savior, are bound and are spiritually dead even though they live physically; and it is also possible for believers to be bound and in need of being “unbound and let go.” There are many causes and reasons that can lead a believer into bondage. For example, if a believer does not know his or her true identity in the Lord-that he is a new creation-then they are bound by who they use to be. Also, if the believer is focused on the world and all it has to offer, then certainly they are in bondage. When a believer does not have a heart to seek God, to learn of God, and to obey God, the result is spiritual bondage. Another doorway to bondage for a believer involves the issue of forgiveness. A sure way to become bound is not to forgive others and not to receive the forgiveness of God for our own sins. It is God’s desire, and His plan for us to live in freedom-free from sin, from the old self, from the world system, from guilt and condemnation, and from fear. Jesus came that we “might have life, and might have it abundantly” (John 10:10), and in John 8:36 we read: “If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” Inside of each person, there is a need that can only be fulfilled by having a healthy relationship with God. The good news for us is that it is our Father who created us, who designed us, and He not only knows the yearnings of our heart, He has made provisions for the satisfying of our heart, soul and spirit. Jesus is still speaking those powerful, liberating words that were spoken for Lazarus benefit: “Unbind him, and let him go.” We are unbound and free when we know in our spirit that God is our Father, that Jesus is our brother, that He has made us new, that He remembers our sin no more, that we have been given new hearts and minds, and that we have been transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. The freedom that God gives means that we are free to love, free to give, free to bless, free to be who God designed us to be, free to be at peace, and free to be loved by our Father.
Galatians 5:1: “It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.”
Romans 8:1-2: “Therefore there is now condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.”
Blessings,
Buddy
John 11:44 “He who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings; and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’”
Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, and the friend of Jesus, had been dead for four days when Jesus raised him from the dead. What a sight to see-Lazarus walking out of the tomb, totally wrapped in cloth from head to foot! Jesus ordered them to “Unbind him, and let him go.” As said before in previous blogs; the natural precedes the spiritual and the natural has spiritual applications. All who do not know God as savior, are bound and are spiritually dead even though they live physically; and it is also possible for believers to be bound and in need of being “unbound and let go.” There are many causes and reasons that can lead a believer into bondage. For example, if a believer does not know his or her true identity in the Lord-that he is a new creation-then they are bound by who they use to be. Also, if the believer is focused on the world and all it has to offer, then certainly they are in bondage. When a believer does not have a heart to seek God, to learn of God, and to obey God, the result is spiritual bondage. Another doorway to bondage for a believer involves the issue of forgiveness. A sure way to become bound is not to forgive others and not to receive the forgiveness of God for our own sins. It is God’s desire, and His plan for us to live in freedom-free from sin, from the old self, from the world system, from guilt and condemnation, and from fear. Jesus came that we “might have life, and might have it abundantly” (John 10:10), and in John 8:36 we read: “If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” Inside of each person, there is a need that can only be fulfilled by having a healthy relationship with God. The good news for us is that it is our Father who created us, who designed us, and He not only knows the yearnings of our heart, He has made provisions for the satisfying of our heart, soul and spirit. Jesus is still speaking those powerful, liberating words that were spoken for Lazarus benefit: “Unbind him, and let him go.” We are unbound and free when we know in our spirit that God is our Father, that Jesus is our brother, that He has made us new, that He remembers our sin no more, that we have been given new hearts and minds, and that we have been transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. The freedom that God gives means that we are free to love, free to give, free to bless, free to be who God designed us to be, free to be at peace, and free to be loved by our Father.
Galatians 5:1: “It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.”
Romans 8:1-2: “Therefore there is now condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.”
Blessings,
Buddy
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