NKJV, Luke 4: 18 – The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised”
CEV, Luke 4: 18 – “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free”
Did you know that Jesus has unlocked the prison doors of guilt that have kept you captive? It doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve been. I don’t care if you’ve been a prostitute, a murderer, a thief, a drug dealer, or a churchgoer who’s never made Jesus Christ Lord of your life. The Bible says that today is the day of salvation, 2 Corinthians 6:2.
A new life is only a prayer away.
Gloria and I discovered that for ourselves more than 25 years ago. Actually, it was Gloria who took the first step. She found out that the Bible Said that not even a sparrow falls without God’s Knowledge. “Well,” she thought, “if God Knows and Cares when the sparrows fall, He must Know what terrible shape my life is in right now. And if He Cares, maybe He can do something with it.”
Gloria didn’t know anything about the Bible. She didn’t even know for sure that God would Let her start over. But when she told Him she wanted Him to take over her life, something Supernatural happened on the inside of her. She was born again.
“But what about my past?” you may say. “I feel so guilty about it!”
When you’ve been born again and made a new creature in Christ–that past doesn’t belong to you anymore. And it would be ridiculous to walk around feeling guilty about someone else’s past, wouldn’t it?
What would you think if I took a little baby on my lap, a pretty little thing just a few months old, and said, “Oh, isn’t she precious? But just think about her past.”
You’d think I was crazy! “What past?” you’d say. “She doesn’t have any past!”
Well, it’s the same way with you once you’ve been born again. You don’t have any past. Your life begins again the day you make Jesus Lord of your life. Then, when Satan comes around trying to remind you of what a worm you were before, just tell him he’s knocking on the wrong door.
You’ve been kicked around long enough. There’s no need to wait any longer. The prison door is open. Walk through to Jesus and let your life begin again today.
Scripture Reading:
Matthew 10:29-33
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