Today I want to sharre again from Joseph Pince's "Grace Inspirations". This message it so powerful and you should really know this if you are ministering to anyone who needs to be set free from any bondage of the enemy!
Luke 19:8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the
Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken
anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.”
Zacchaeus
was a tax collector. He was despised because he was a deceitful man, cheating
people of their money and resorting to false accusations to get what he wanted.
One day,
Jesus visited him. The Bible makes no mention of Jesus rebuking him for his dishonest
lifestyle the whole time they were together. Instead, Jesus showed him grace
and honor by spending time with him. Before long, Zacchaeus stood up and
declared to Jesus that he would restore fourfold to anyone he had taken from
illegally, and would even give half of his goods to the poor.
A moment
with Jesus completely changed Zacchaeus’ heart. A moment with grace in
person—without accusations, condemnation or judgment—caused such an inward
transformation that in a short time, Zacchaeus was doing outwardly what was
right and in a measure no man would have expected of him!
Many people
want to live right. Their concern with right living makes them focus on
themselves and the things they struggle with. But it is right believing that
produces right living. If you are trying to break free from an addiction that
has bound you for many years, believe that Jesus loves you so much that at the
cross, He paid the price for you to be completely free from any addiction.
Believe that by His stripes you are healed and delivered.
One member
in our church had a smoking addiction. But each time he lit up a cigarette, he
would believe that God was not judging or condemning him, and that he was still
the righteousness of God in Christ. One day, he woke up impressed by the Spirit
that that day would mark the start of a smoke-free life. Expecting to be
assaulted by the usual cravings to smoke, he prayed this throughout the day:
“Thank You, Jesus, for by Your stripes I am healed.” Before he knew it, the day
passed without him lighting up or suffering any withdrawal pangs! And since
then, he has been totally free of this addiction.
Today, if
you want to experience right living, find out what Christ has done for you and
what you have in Him—and believe it!
AMEN! Remember that there is now NO condemnation to htose who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1)! Knowing what JESUS has already accomplished for each one of us is the only thing that will set someone TRULY free! Here is Hillsong with one of my favorite and a most powerful song! "Say The Word":Shalom in Him!
