But I see another law in my members,
warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law
of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me
from the body of this death?
Romans 7:23- 24
I watched the helpless fly try desperately to free
itself from the spider’s web. As it flapped its wings, it unknowingly got more entangled.
The more the fly tried to rescue itself the worse the situation became.
Not only did the sticky strings rope it round, the
movement around the web caught the attention of the spider. The little spider
spun more and more around the fly, relentless in the keeping her prey.
So sad, huh?
As I watched this scene unfold, I slipped into thoughts. Thinking of how sometimes life gets all messy and slushy!
Liken the web to sin, pain, failures, sicknesses,
bondage, worldliness etc. we sometimes fall into this destructive web.
And like the fly we find ourselves stuck in a place.
Not only do we begin to struggle, we fight hard to free ourselves, we try to
hold all pieces of our lives together.
The more we try to unglue ourselves, we make a
pretty good mess of it because the enemy keeps us bound, held back and
imprisoned.
When
we think we can rescue ourselves, we become more entangled by this bondage.
Bottom-line: You are helpless and can’t rescue yourself, only Jesus can.
Just maybe if the fly had kept its focus, it wont have fallen into this trap. We will never know. The trap of sin and its bondage lies all around us but if if keep our focus on Jesus we will escape. The enemy throws its fiery darts but in Jesus we are guarded and we overcome.
Read Ephesians 6
As the fly struggled to breathe, it caught the
attention of the wrong entity, the enemy itself.
When
you leave God out of your life battles, you attract the wrong crowd.
Are you entangled by sin?
And like the little fly, are you struggling to break free from the bondage and chains?
Like Apostle Paul yearned, “who shall deliver me
from this body of death?” Romans 7:24
Allow me introduce to The Master Disentangler, His
name is Jesus.
The only way to disentangle is through Jesus. He
alone can set us free from the web the enemy has spun around us.
Friend, Jesus is here for you.
He is here to set you free from the sticky and stagnating stench
of sin.
He is here to set you free from the yoke of sin and addiction.
Does He know what I am going through?
Does Jesus know my constant struggle with addiction and sin?
Oh Yes, yes, yes!!
The Lord knows who you are and what your life is
like now. He is calling on to you. Come and lay down at His feet and surrender
all to Him.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Peter 5:7
Remember the fly, if we can stop trying to fix
this or that and ask for His help, that’s when our deliverance begins.
He is working out something even though the enemy
plans to shove us into a corner and keeps us locked in, The Lord of Hosts is
our great and Mighty Deliverer.
The name of the LORD is
a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 18:10
Come to Jesus friend, He is the truth that can set
you free. When He works on your life, His freedom is sure. Don’t let sin or the
cares of this world rob you of your freedom in Christ.
Here are more scriptures
to encourage your heart.
John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free.
John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye
shall be free indeed.
Galatians 5:1 Stand
fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not
entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
There is great and mighty power in the name of Jesus.
In the name of Jesus chains and yokes are broken. In the name of Jesus every
strong hold over your life is destroyed. Amen!
Comment
Prompt: Have you
ever found yourself entangled in a web of problems, sin or addiction? Please share
your testimony and encourage someone too.
Prayer:
Dear Jesus, I thank you for showing me
that you alone can set me free. Break every chain keeping my life entangled.
Set me free Lord from the web of sin, addictions, failures and whatever is in
my way of enjoying your freedom and peace in Jesus name.
By His Great Grace,
Ifeoma Samuel
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Dear friends, I have the habit of visiting you before I
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