JESUS SAID
A Weekly Spirit-Lifter Bible-based Devotional
San Diego Central Seventh-day Adventist Church
JESUS SAID                                                                                      March 19, 2018
Be Free   

"You're free."

That's what Jesus said to the women described in Luke 13:10-13 (MSG). 

The story goes like this: "He was teaching in one of the meeting places on the Sabbath. There was a woman present, so twisted and bent over with arthritis that she couldn't even look up. She had been afflicted with this for eighteen years. When Jesus saw her, he called her over. "Woman, you're free!" He laid hands on her and suddenly she was standing straight and tall, giving glory to God."

From this description of the story, it appears that this women was in the vicinity of Jesus, but not directly interacting with Him. Yet, he noticed her.

Whether you believe it or not, Jesus sees you! 

He knows who you are.

He knows your name....and He knows your infirmity. 

He sees your proximity, and calls you closer.

Do you hear your name being called?

Fill in the blank with your name: "________, you're free!"

He's laying a healing touch on you with His very own crucifixion-scared hands. 

And did you hear that? He says you are set free!

This woman is really an example of us...a poor soul living in emotional, mental, spiritual, or physical bondage who cannot raise up or lift a head toward heaven. 

Jesus met this woman where she was, and He meets us where we are, and breaks these bonds in order to deliver us out of evil hands to set us straight. 

Living in emotional, mental, spiritual, or physical bondage was never God's intention for us. 

Take some time today to ponder Jesus' words for you: "You're free!"

...free from fear.

...free from your control on a situation.

...free to surrender to His timing, His will, and His way.

...free to turn away from a way of life that has had a grip on you.

As the story goes, when Jesus said the words and touched her, she "suddenly" stood up, and filled with thankfulness for Jesus' mercy, she gave God the glory for her freedom. 

There is power in Jesus' words. 

There is immediacy in Jesus' words.

There is freedom in Jesus' words.

"If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" John 8:36.

So today, be free. 

ABOUT JESUS SAID
JESUS SAID  is a weekly Spirit-Lifter devotional thought from the  San Diego Central Seventh-day Adventist Church Communication Ministry. On a weekly basis, Bible-based readings will provide you with practical application to lift your day. JESUS SAID devotionals are copyright © 2017-2018 by Brenda Boyd, PhD. Reprinted by permission.

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