Dear brothers and sisters, in our lives we are bound by various chains. Be it fear, guilt, or any addiction. These chains can constantly weigh us down, making us hopeless. But dear friends, today I want to tell you that through the Lord we can find hope and freedom.
One of the many examples we see in the Bible is the story of Paul. Paul was persecuted for preaching the gospel and was eventually imprisoned. But instead of giving up, he prayed to God, and his faith paid off. While he was in prison, an earthquake shook the prison, the doors flew open, and all his chains broke. This story reminds us that God has the power to deliver us from all kinds of situations, no matter how difficult they may be.
Another example is the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. When they had been in slavery in Egypt for many years, God heard their prayers. He delivered them with his mighty hand. Even when they were escaping from there, they encountered the great Red Sea. Then God miraculously parted the Red Sea and made a road for them to cross. This story is a story of God’s immense power and the eternal liberation of his people from years of slavery.
Dear friends, the God who freed Paul and the Israelites is always with us. The Lord Jesus Christ came to break the chains of sin and death through his death on the cross and gave us eternal life as a gift. When we accept him as our Savior, we are forever freed from the chains of sin and death.
Finally, we need to continually seek God. We need to study His Word more and more and ask God for wisdom. As we continually draw close to Him, He will strengthen us and help us overcome all kinds of chains.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about ‘being free from chains’.
“To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the prison house”
— Isaiah 42:7
“That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, their pastures shall be in all high places”
— Isaiah 49:9
“Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, that ye break every yoke?”
— Isaiah 58:6
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, the opening of the prison to them that are bound”
— Isaiah 61:1
“Ye shall know the truth, the truth shall make you free”
— John 8:32
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed”
— John 8:36
“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; if a son, then an heir of God through Christ”
— Galatians 4:7
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage”
— Galatians 5:1
“Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness”
— Romans 6:18
“But now being made free from sin, become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, the end everlasting life”
— Romans 6:22
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin death”
— Romans 8:2
“He brought them out of darkness the shadow of death, brake their bands in sunder”
— Psalm 107:14
“O Lord , truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds”
— Psalm 116:16
“I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts”
— Psalm 119:45
“Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me”
— Psalm 142:7
“Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners”
— Psalm 146:7
“God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land”
— Psalm 68:6
“Behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, a light shined in the prison: he smote Peter on the side, raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. his chains fell off from his hands”
— Acts 12:7
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised”
— Luke 4:18
“Now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good convenient for thee to go, thither go”
— Jeremiah 40:4
“Deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage”
— Hebrews 2:15
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son”
— Colossians 1:13