And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
(John 8:32 KJV)
“There is power in the name of Jesus
To break every chain” (Will Reagan)
As this wonderful hymn tells us there is great power in the name of Jesus. A power great enough to break every chain - to break every chain that binds and enslaves us.
All of us have been bound or are currently bound by chains of bondage - the bondage of sin. If we have not yet broken free from our chains by the power of Jesus Christ who frees us, we are bound and restricted by these chains. We are not truly free. We are held back by what enslaves us - our sin. This sin controls us and prevents us from having the true freedom we inevitably seek. Sin has a powerful grip that stifles us and engulfs us in its murky mire. The grip of sin gives a feeling of drowning as in deep water or quicksand. Sin floods our lives and covers us and everything around us.
If you feel as if you are being drawn under by the power of sin, all you need to do is call out to Jesus Christ to save you. He will give you of His power and He will pull you out and save you. We can break the bondage of these chains of sin by turning from the very sin that binds us and trusting in and following after Christ. When the temptation of sin attempts to throw its chains back around us, we cast off its chains by denying sin and accepting the power of Christ. When we accept Christ, He empowers us with His Holy Spirit. He guards and protects us from the deceptive attacks of the enemy and we can overcome the temptation of sin for we know that we can do all things through Him who gives us strength (see Philippians 4:13).
Trusting in Jesus gives us the hope and confidence to know that we can remain free from these chains forever. We know that He can and will do exceedingly and abundantly more than we can ask or ever even imagine because His power is at work within us (see Ephesians 3:20). By this, we know that through Him the power of sin will be defeated and this gives us the courage we need to press on to fight the good fight.
The evil one is constantly waging spiritual warfare against us and we must remain on our guard and protected at all times. We must trust in the power of Jesus and clothe ourselves with the armor of God so that we can stand firm against the schemes and attacks of the evil one (see Ephesians 6:10-18).
Jesus Christ is omnipotent - He is all-powerful and there is no other power that can stand against Him. When we follow after Him and lovingly trust in Him with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, there are no chains that can ever bind us and no power that can ever enslave us for He is mighty and He will save us. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life (cf. John 14:6) - and when we know and follow after the truth, the truth will set us free (cf. John 8:32) - we will break the chains forever!
“There is power in the name of Jesus…to break every chain”
Lord Jesus, we love You and we place our trust completely in You. We no that You are all-powerful and by Your power, there are no chains that can bind us when we abide in You. Guide us, guard us, and fill us with Your Holy Spirit now and forever. In Your name we pray, Amen. †
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