Zechariah 9: 11-12 ‘ As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even today do I declare that I will render double unto thee’

DAILY READING –Ephesians 5:1-20; Ezekiel 14-15; Isaiah 44

In 1974, a young soldier, Billy Moore, who just returned from the war and desperately needed money made a wrong choice to rob a house. In the process, he mistakenly killed a man and was later arrested by the police and sentenced to death for murder. His aunt who was a Christian prayed fervently for his salvation. And when she sent her pastor to visit him in prison, Billy prayed with him and accepted Jesus into his life. Afterwards, miraculously when Billy’s execution date arrived, his case went to an automatic appeal with the Georgia Supreme Court and he was given a new execution date. And thus began a series of appeals that lasted the next 16 and a half years, where Billy had 13 new  execution dates set and then postponed each time. During this period, he studied the Bible, taught Bible studies to fellow inmates, and even earned his bachelor’s degree from a Bible college. But then after the 16 and half years, Billy’s execution date was finally set for May 24th, 1984. This time, no more appeals, no more court dates and no more postponements. Yet Billy kept his focus on Jesus. Then a few weeks before his execution, he felt the Lord wanted him to write a letter of apology to his victim’s family. This he did and surprisingly he got back letters from them saying that they were also Christians and had forgiven him. And from then, Billy and this family began writing each other every week. Then finally the day arrived when Billy was to be executed. That day, he  heard The Lord speak audibly to him saying “You shall not die but live, and declare the works of the Lord.” And so he began walking back and forth in the cell saying, ‘Jesus said I shall not die but live and declare the works of the Lord.’

And when it was almost time for the execution, as the guards were about to shave Billy’s hair to prepare him, they were suddenly interrupted. The officer in charge came out of the office and said he just got a phone call from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal to stop the execution. Unknown to Billy his victim’s family, along with local groups, had petitioned the courts to set Billy free! Finally on November 8th, 1991, Billy was released from prison. And today, he is an ordained minister who travels the globe speaking about the power of God’s mercy and love.

Despite the many times Billy could have died, the grace of God kept showing up. God’s grace is indeed extravagant. Ephesians 2:4 describes God as being rich in mercy. Mercy means receiving, what you are not qualified for. Billy didn’t qualify to ever be released from prison. But God’s mercy prevailed and he was set free. Indeed it is because of The Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed. [Lamentations 3:23]

Likewise, the Blood of Jesus has purchased for us freedom we are not qualified for. Despite our past sins and failures,  through the Blood,  mercy has prevailed  and today we can be free to walk in dominion and power in God’s prophetic purpose for our lives. Christ paid the ultimate price for our freedom, we must therefore not again allow ourselves to be entangled in any yoke of bondage. The price for every affliction was paid at Calvary, therefore  affliction is not permitted to rise a second time in our lives.

When you are in Christ Jesus, the evil that afflicts others, by reason of the blood, passes over you. Every appointment with death is cancelled.  It doesn’t matter how many times death knocks at the door, because of the Passover blood, we are exempted. Indeed we shall not die but live to declare the works of The Lord in the land of the living.

There is power in the Blood to break every chain in your life. Through the blood of the covenant we have been sent forth out of every waterless pit. Jesus paid the price for us to walk out on the devil and every form of slavery.  And  whosoever the son of God has set free, is free indeed. Indeed we are born again not to suffer again, rather we are born again to reign in life.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to understand the amazing power You have made available to me through Your Blood. Thank You Lord for  the practical manifestations of victory in my life today through the  blood in Jesus Name.

QUOTE

True success is not verifiable in the fact a man has never fallen before but rather in the fact that he did not only fall but also got up- WORDBITE 222