Out Of Prison

Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise Your name; the righteous shall surround me, for You shall deal bountifully with me. 

Psalm 142:6-7 

Christ is the Great Liberator of His people. When He arrived at the synagogue in Nazareth, they gave Him the scroll for the Sabbath reading from Isaiah. Part of the passage reads, ‘To proclaim liberty to the captives…to set at liberty those who are oppressed….’ What follows is: ‘Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.’  Christ came to set His people free. If we cast an eye back over history, we see He has been liberating His people in various situations for centuries. The exodus from Egypt; His liberation of the three Hebrew children from Nebuchadnezzar’s  furnace; and Daniel from the lion’s den, all serve as examples of Christ liberating those who trust in Him. David’s cry was ‘Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison.’ David’s Liberator is our Liberator. If we look to human leadership, it will consistently disappoint. While we may exercise respectful and responsible citizenship, our confidence is not in them. When we find ourselves in the most discouraging of situations, we look to Christ. He can bring our soul out of prison. He succeeds were all others fail. Whatever imprisons your soul today, look to Christ to deal with that. He was David’s hope, has been the hope of saints throughout history, and will be your hope today. 

Our Great God and our Savior, 
we rejoice that You make us free. 
We praise You that because You do, 
we are free indeed. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning