Isaiah 43:18-19
‘Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know’
DAILY READING – – Luke 6:27-49; Genesis 6:1-7:24; Psalm 3
During World war II, Adolf Hitler set up some prisons as death camps for the extermination of the Jews. A camp at Sobibor, in Poland, was one of these. The German Commandant in charge of this camp had vowed that no prisoner could ever escape from it.
As trains full of Jews arrived at the camp, the skilled workers among them, such as goldsmiths, seamstresses, shoemakers, and tailors, were asked to step aside, while the rest were sent to the gas chambers where they were killed and cremated. The pillar of smoke from these chambers rose day and night. These skilled prisoners who were kept alive were charged with sorting the belongings taken from those who had been murdered and then repairing the shoes, recycling the clothing, and melting down any silver or gold to make jewelry for the German officers. However these surviving Jews soon realized that once they outlived their usefulness, they too would be executed. So the prisoners began to work on a plan of escape. During this time, a new group of prisoners were brought to the camp, these were Russian Jews who had been soldiers with the Soviet army. Hearing of the escape plan they immediately joined the revolt, and their military skills proved invaluable.
On 14 October 1943, the escape plan went into action. The prisoners revolted and began to flee the camp. Most of the 600 prisoners stampeded for the perimeter fences, while some of the Jews using captured rifles began to shoot their way through the Ukrainian guards. Though the guards opened fire with heavy machine guns from observation towers, still over 300 Jews reached the forest and escaped.
The uprising became the largest escape from a prison camp of any kind in Europe during World War II. The German commandant who has earlier vowed that no prisoner could escape from Sobibor was totally embarrassed. As a result of this escape, Sobibor was closed. Its structures were bulldozed to the ground, and trees were planted on the site to remove any sign of its existence.
Psalm 124:7 says ‘Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.’
It doesn’t matter how the enemy has sworn never to let you go, or where he may have tried to lock up your destiny, you have to know that with God, you have what it takes to overcome.
1 Corinthians 10:13 says that with every temptation God has made a way of escape. Indeed you can escape every prison of sickness, poverty, disfavor, relationship jinx etc. You can go further than what the experts have said.. You’re a barrier breaker. By the grace of God upon your life, you can defy any odds. You can do what they said can never be done.
Mark 10:27 says ‘for with God all things are possible” Through faith in God, we escape the realm of limitations. In Genesis 13:14-15 God told Abraham that as far as his eyes could see would be given to him. Likewise today also, as far as our eyes can see in God’s Word will be given unto us. Today is your day to take the limits off. It’s time to shake off the past; it’s time to shake off burdens; it’s time to Break Out!
In Isaiah 43:18-19 God says ‘Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know’
God is indeed doing a new thing with us. September is the ninth month. And the ninth month signifies delivery, when the baby leaves the confines of the womb and breaks out into a new world. It is therefore your month of new realms and new heights.
Truly, God will take you further than you ever imagined. He will use you to set a new standard and turn you into a reference point. Don’t limit your options by what you see right now. Don’t decide it can’t happen because of what looks like prison walls around you now. “For we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7)
Do not limit what God can do! Remember He’s the God who parts our Red Seas! He’s the God who caused an earthquake and brought Paul and Silas out of prison! He’s the God of the impossible. Therefore, let us continually praise Him, knowing that by His help, truly we can do all things.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for breaking every barrier and limitation in my life. Truly by Your grace I am moving from glory to glory in Jesus Name
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Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will set you free.- – WORDBITE 222.