Day 9 - Monday January 15 - God’s Work on The Inside of Us - Transformation
Being Free Indeed
MLK Day today. Martin Luther King Jr declared “Freedom” and so did Jesus.
31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”
34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:31-36 (NIV)
The authority and power of God’s Word - “His teaching”.. Your freedom is attached to your relationship with the Word of God.
The Prayer process of finding Freedom
Repent - Renounce - and Replace
1. Repent - meta-noia - change your mind and it will lead to a change of direction
This comes from our holding on to the Word of God
2. Renounce - I’m going to break the spirit of the negative
“Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be[a] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[b] loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18 (NIV)
Name the spirits that blind me and by the Holy Spirit’s power and the Word of God - I’ll bind these in Jesus name. They will have no place and no power in my life.
I will then “loose” them - they will have no more control over me. I’ll turn them over and trust the Holy Spirit to fill me and guide me.
3. Replace - I’m going to replace the lies of the enemy with the TRUTH of God’s Word. I can do this by praying scripture. Praying God’s word and doing so in the first person.
Example: Psalm 23 “The Lord is my Shepherd,” .. .to “Lord, you are my shepherd, I ask you to lead me and guide me.”
Example: Phil 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything..” to “Today, I’m not going to be anxious about anything that comes up…”
I replace the lies with God’s Word - which is such a powerful offensive weapon.
I have the Armor of God for defensive protection, but I also have the Word of God as the offensive piece - meaning I’ll take action and not allow my life to be led by the lies of the enemy.
Today I’ll repent, renounce and replace.
