Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: He can remove your chains

Monday 23 January 2023

He can remove your chains

"Arise quickly! And his chains fell off his hands." Acts 12:7 NKJV

Whatever situation you are in at this time, God can help you. Whether it's addiction, being bullied, slandered, abused, illness or whatever, He can take the chains off and set you free. Let's take a look at just a few of the times God rescued His people:

(1) Acts 5:19-20, God rescued Peter and John, 'But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out.'

(2) Acts 12:6-7 Peter was once again rescued, 'Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison. 7 Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up saying, "Arise quickly!" And his chains fell off his hands.'

(3) Acts 16:26, Paul and Silas were rescued, 'Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken and, immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed.'

(4) Then of course there were the miraculous rescue of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego from the fiery furnace - Daniel 3:19-25 and Daniel from the Lion's den Daniel 6.

The account of item (2) above was amazing. Peter was sat in chains between two soldiers and more soldiers at the door and an angel came up, tapped Peter on the shoulder and, his chains fell off and the angel told him to follow him. Think of that; the soldiers either side of Peter, never woke up and, the one's guarding the door never noticed them going through. That was incredible don't you think. This is the God we serve. Nothing is ever too difficult for Him - nothing. Don't you believe that He can set you free too? Of course He can. In the presence of Jesus, chains fall off, doors open, sickness is healed, addictions no longer bother us, bad memories are healed and anyone who hurts you had better watch out because, He will avenge, if you leave it to Him.

Whatever chain is keeping you bound today, Jesus can set you loose. He can break the power of whatever has or is holding on to you. He can mend that broken heart. He can bring healing to you or a loved one at this moment. All of the things that have kept you bound, together with the bad memories are a thing of the past.

So today, Jesus is saying, 'CHAINS FALL OFF - BE LOOSED'. Receive this in the mighty name of Jesus and walk today in freedom. Amen.