“Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord” (KJV; Ps 124:7-8a). “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Heb 12:1b-2a).

As children of God we have been removed from the kingdom of satan and conveyed into the kingdom of God (Col 1:13). We have escaped from the fowlers snare but satan still tries to ensnare us with sin (1 Peter 5:8).

Matthew tells us that if we seek God’s kingdom first all the blessings of God will be ours (Matt 6:33). How do we lay aside those sins that hold us back, how do we pant and thirst after God (Ps 42:1-2), seeking his kingdom? Well, John’s gospel tells us that God’s word (Jesus) is truth and the truth will make us free (John 8:32).

Receiving the freedom and blessings we have in Christ is no more complicated than spending time in his word and believing the truth can work in our lives and bring freedom and blessings. “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection” (Phil 3:10). So: “rest in the Lord” today, in his word and: “wait patiently for him” (Ps 37:7), cast your cares on him (1 Peter 5:7) and allow him to work in your life.

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