Jeremiah 29:13-14 ‘And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity..,’

DAILY READING; • Matthew 5:1-20; Exodus 28:1-29:46; Proverbs 13

During World War 2, enemy pilots captured by the Germans were locked up in a prison called Stalag Luft III. This formidable prison held thousands of airmen from Britain, America, Canada, Australia, France and other Allied nations Stalag Luft III was built to be a most secure and inescapable fortress and the Nazis took every possible measure to ensure no prisoner ever escaped. However in 1943, about 600 of these captured airmen, desperate for freedom, embarked on what seemed an impossible mission. They began to build an underground tunnel which would run beneath the prison’s walls and lead them to the outside world. Having no tools, they converted 1,219 knives, 478 spoons, 582 forks and 1,400 powdered milk cans into digging instruments. 4,000 wooden boards taken from their beds were used to build ladders and 1,700 blankets, were placed against the walls of the tunnel to muffle sounds. These men desperate for freedom, worked in secrecy and in very difficult conditions. However, after a year of construction, the tunnel was final completed in March 1944. On March 24th, some of these imprisoned airforce men escaped from the prison the Nazis had said was impregnable and regained their freedom. Their story has become known in history as ‘the great escape’. It has been captured in books and replayed in the 1963 blockbuster movie ‘The great escape’.

Isaiah 61:1 says that Jesus came to ‘proclaim liberty to the captives, and open the prison to them that are bound..’

Indeed Jesus has come to set the captives free. However, it is those who are determined and desperate enough to press in, that will experience the fullness of this freedom.

Today, in the world, people are being held in all manner of spiritual imprisonment. Some people are trapped in health conditions, which doctors have termed medically incurable. Some are bound in financial limitations that seem to defy every effort or hard work. Yet some others are in bondage in the area of marriage, relationships, childbearing, family issues etc.
However, no matter the depth of any captivity or bondage, God has provided a way of escape through the Blood of Jesus. When Jesus died on Calvary He descended into the dungeon of death to set every captive free.

According to Mathew 27 after His death, the earth quaked, the rocks rent, the graves were opened, and the saints who had been buried came out of the graves! Indeed through His death, Jesus paved the way of escape from every grave, pit, captivity or imprisonment. So whatever prison may be holding you today, whether the prison of financial debts, poverty, sickness or disease etc, understand that through the Blood there is deliverance for you.

However, to see God’s promise of freedom fully manifest in our lives there is a demand for spiritual violence. There must be a determination and forcefulness to press ahead in diligent study of God’s Word, fasting, praying and praise; until you gain your freedom. Indeed the Anointing that breaks every yoke of captivity is reserved for those who are determined to seek God until they find Him.

In Jeremiah 29:13-14 God says ‘And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity..,’

Surely when we seek God with all our heart, and find Him, He will destroy every captivity, break every yoke and usher us into the freedom of a beautiful and glorious destiny.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for the power that is in the Blood of Jesus. Indeed by Your grace, I have escaped from every prison, bondage and captivity of the enemy in every area of my life in Jesus Name.

Quote When God places His hand upon a man in life nothing can come against him, this is because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. WORDBITE 222