Sunday Psalm Freedom To Be Free
Sunday June 18, 2017
Before we came into recovery, we admitted that our lives were unmanageable and we needed a power greater than ourselves to restore us to sanity. We may have been unsure about God and what to expect from Him, but were open to accept all the help we could get. We no longer wanted to be a slave to our addictive practices and longed to be free to choose what is right and good for a focused life.
He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down. The Lord loves the godly. The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. The Lord will reign forever. He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout the generations. Praise the Lord! (Psalm 146:7-10 NLT)
We may not have thought of our lifestyle as being oppressive and ourselves as prisoners, but that is exactly where we were in our addiction. The destructive powers that had control of our lives restricted how we moved about each day. Our minds were obsessed with cravings for a particular substance. There was no time or energy to enjoy anyone or anything around us, we just focused on doing what we had to do. In our desperation for our drug of choice we often felt compelled to lie, cheat, or steal.
In recovery, God has opened our blind eyes to reveal the mess we were in, and through the redeeming work of Jesus, has unshackled us from those things that restricted our freedom. Through the tender love of God, we have been freed from the oppressive power of sin and it no longer has authority in our lives. We are blessed and have favor with God as we continuously turn our will and our life over to His care. God gives us the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. It is for our freedom that Jesus set us free.
Prayer: Loving God, Thank You for freeing me from the bondage of my former lifestyle. Please help me to remain free and never again be oppressed by slavery to sin. AMEN
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