Setting The Captives Free
Introduction
CAPTIVITY here is the spiritual incarceration of a person’s destiny; an arrest of progress in life. Many captives are oblivious of their captivity. They may be vaguely aware of their limitations in spite of their strenuous efforts, but they may not know why. There are several ways to captivity. And there are willing captives.
Cases of captivity
It can manifest in many ways. One may be held down by chains or walls, Acts 12:6-8; by sickness, 2 Kgs. 13:14, Lk. 4:38-39, Jn.5:5-6, or by wrong location, Lk. 10:39-40, Jonah 1:3-4, 2 Sam. 11:1-2. It may be foundational, I Chron. 4:9-10, Gen. 32:26-28, or by strong adversaries. Gen. 37:18-20, 26:18-22 or by error in the area of marriage or sexual perversion, I Kgs. 16:31-32, 11:1-3 or by curses in or on the environment, I Kgs. 16:34, Exo. 15:23.
Captivity may also be self-induced Num. 13:30-33, Lk. 16:20-21, I Sam. 1:4-6, Gen. 16:1-2. Eze. 37:1-2, Mt. 25:24-25, or by circumstances beyond his/her control, Esth. 6:1-3, I Sam. 16:10-11. However, the greatest captivity is when one is tied down by sin and wilful disobedience to God or uncontrolled lust and fornication, Judges 16:1, 18-21.
Way out of captivity
To get out of captivity, you need to repent from all your sins and be converted, Acts 3:19-20. You also need to examine yourself, restitute and worship the Great deliverer, 2 Cor. 13:5. You need to call on Jesus for deliverance. Holiness will make you immune to captivity, Pro. 18:10; Ps. 11:3; Jn. 16:24; Eph. 4:30.
Conclusion
Jesus said the Prince of this world came unto me and found nothing. As a branch of the vine, you can be free too.
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