Freedom In Jesus Christ

According to the UNHCR, over 3 million men,women and children have fled from Syria looking for refuge in the neighboring countries. About 6.5 million have been internally displaced living in constant fear every minute. People fleeing on foot from their own towns, cities and county. Fleeing from violence. Inhumanity. Oppression. Brutality. Slavery. From a place where each day is a battle field! Setting out to a new land seeking peace, safety and a future where their children will not wake up to the sounds of gunshots. Or where they will all just wake up and live to see another day without fear.

As I was watching on TV, thousands of men, women and children carrying backpacks with just what they need for their journey, with the only dream of reaching a safe haven, I was reminded of this incident from the Bible. About 6 million headed out from a land of oppression to a land of pure comfort and peace. The journey was 40 years long!! They did not take the highway but a route across a desert. They did not have a map. They did not know where this land was. All they knew was that if God could rescue them from a land where they had been slaves for 430 years, He could lead them to the promised land. Yet, not all who set out in victory from Egypt reached Canaan. But only those who looked, not at their frailty but God's strength. Who did not grumble at difficulties but praised God for the coming victory. Those who did not give up on God! And God in His abundant mercy and grace brought them to the promised land. 

Today, A promised land is waiting for you! Freedom is just around the corner. Freedom from pain, sickness, depression, loneliness, bitterness, hatred, insecurity, inferiority complex and negativity. You are no more slaves to that. Because Jesus sets you free.

John 8:36 says,''So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!'' 

The doors are wide open for you. It's still not too late. In Jesus Christ we have all that we need. Love, joy, peace, happiness, strength, courage and freedom. Take refuge in Him. This is the moment. Don't delay further. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. Enjoy freedom from sin and death and experience eternal life.

Say a word of prayer for the refugees today.