Ministering: Pastor Shola Awobajo.
Text: Luke 13:10-17. ” 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. 12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. 15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loses his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? 16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? 17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.“
God never designed man to toil or struggle in life. In Creation, the man was made last as everything he would ever need was created and prepared forehand.
Here is God’s Goal for man in 3 John 1:2 – Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
From our above text, the contrary was the case for this woman but one day The God Who ends all struggles came to her rescue. There are many pressures or struggles people are carrying that it takes only God’s intervention to permanently end them. The God Who ended Joseph’s struggles in Egypt is still on The Throne to end your struggle.
Luke 13:16 – And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day? This shows God’s Compassion and Good Pleasure towards His Children’s deliverance from every work of darkness.
Another case study where Christ shows His Compassion towards His brethren’s freedom – Matthew 15:26-28 – “But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.”
Many have not come to The Knowledge and Realization of their rights in Christ Jesus as children of God. Ignorance is a robber that has destroyed many destinies prematurely. Psalm 82:6-7 – I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. God has made us gods over situations and powers of darkness, hence, Knowledge of our position in Christ is so crucial. Nothing empowers like Knowledge for a man of knowledge increases in strength. 1 John 4:4 – Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.
Things That Keep People Down
1. Sin is an invitation for a life of struggle, toiling, and oppression. Heb. 10:26
2. Destructive and Ungodly Habits.
3. Our poor mental thoughts. We need to have a Phil. 4:13 mentality. Prov. 4:23
4. Ignorance. Seek knowledge and understanding that propel you forward.
5. Demonic forces. Col. 2:10 tells us that we are complete in Him Who is The Head of all Principalities and Powers.
What You Need to Know
1. Be resolute to end every struggle in your life through prayers and spiritual violence.
2. Runaway from sin.
3. Realize you are a child of authority and give commands for any those opposing forces to disappear.
4. Begin to walk in your freedom as a child of light. 1 John 1:17
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