Jesus Can Set You Free

Several years ago a woman who wrote to us for prayer said that because of fear, she had not been out of her house for five years. She was a prisoner in her own home! We prayed a simple prayer for God to set her free from that bondage. Soon afterwards, we got a call from her. "I’m not only out of my house," she said, "but I’m at the grocery store! I now have a life!"

Jesus said that He came "to proclaim liberty to the captives...to set at liberty those who are oppressed" (Luke 4:18 nkjv). Bondage is bondage, no matter what form it takes-addictions, depression, debt, or physical ailments. Whatever it is that is holding you in bondage, Jesus can set you free. Just ask Him to do it!

TRUE FREEDOM

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk being called sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk showing your true self. To place your ideas and your dreams before a crowd is to risk being called naive. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying. To hope is to risk dispair, and to try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest risk in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live. Chained by things that are certain, he is a slave. He has forefeited his freedom. Only the person who risks is truly free.