Acts 5:19,20But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
While I was doing my morning study, I read this passage. The verses before this one tell how the Apostles were taken by the High Priest and those with him and put the Apostles in prison. That got me to thinking about how the "high priests" in our lives what ever they may be for you, imprison us. Sometimes it can be a gripping fear...fear of the unknown, fear to be who you are, fear to speak out for what you believe in, fear of not making your financial ends meet, just fear...
For whatever reason, we have these fears, and they are not limited to what I listed, those are just examples that come to my mind. I find that most of the things that we are bound to, we are bound stemming from some sort of fear.
Fear:Strong's Concordance #1272 says the origin is from a primary phebomai (to be put in fear). The definition being: fear, dread, terror (that which strikes terror)
The enemy of our souls wants to keeps us "imprisoned" to our fears. To have us believe that we don't deserve the goodness of God. That we don't deserve to live as "others" might deserve to. But these are all lies from the enemy, these are just "scare" tactics, pardon the pun, to keep us from reaching our full potential in Christ. If he can keep us imprisoned in FEAR, then the Lord cannot perform the miracles in our lives. The Bible speaks of this fear as being the first thing that can send a soul to hell.
Revelations 21: 8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
BUT
The good news is is that God sent the Angel to open the prison gates, so the Apostles can go on with their calling from the Lord. So, today, know that God sent His only begotten Son to die for our sins, to open the prison gates in our lives and deliver us from fear, sin and condemnation.
Romans 8:15 for ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
So...Let's have a Prison Breaking experience, so that we can tell the people all the words of this life
