BREAK THE CHAIN

The weather has been out of the ordinary for this time of year.  It is winter and we are riding our bikes, walking around the neighborhood and playing outside.  Crazy weather.  I love it though.  The other day I rode my bike across town.  I had to go through a rough neighborhood to get to the other side.  Usually that doesn’t bother me, however as I pedaled by one home a huge mean dog came running after me.  I started pedaling faster and faster.  Soon the dog came to a screeching halt as he was jerked back by a large chain.  Praise the Lord!!!

Praise the Lord that dog was on a chain.  He was in restraints and couldn’t chomp down on my leg, however when I thought about it later it made me sad.  That poor dog was chained to a 5-foot chain.  He couldn’t go anywhere except the small space where the chain could reach.  And he was a big dog.  He needed to be able to run and play.  Of course he was mean and angry. 

Are you on a chain?  Are you confined to a certain area in your life?  Do you feel you can’t go any farther than your chain will reach?  Do you have strongholds that are chaining you to your current state of mind? 

It is time to break the chains of bondage. 

The people of Israel were chained to Egypt.  They were chained to slavery.  God wasn’t fond of this situation, so He sent Moses to set His people free.  Through work Moses accomplished God’s mission and God’s people were free to go.  Pharaoh’s chains were broken and God’s people walked into the wilderness.  He delivered them out of the confined space and broke the chains. 

It is time for you to walk out of Egypt and be set free.  If we continue to stay on the short chain, like the dog, we will become mean and angry.  Our hearts will be hard and we will be unable to do the job God wants us to do.  We can be set free.  God can and will cut the chains that are holding us prisoner.  It is by grace alone that our bondage is broken.  Just like the Israelites, He will set us apart. 

God is committed to love and we too should be like Him and seek and love Him first.  It is by this love and faithfulness that we are set free.  Our strongholds are broken and we can walk in the wilderness at peace. 

Don’t confine yourself by a short chain.  Let God break your chain so you can walk into the wilderness and spread His unwavering love.