I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (Exodus 20:2) Changes in life suggest some sort of journey. Various incidents on the journey reflect a need to get out of a situation – getting out of the comfort of parental coddling, getting […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – The Journey OutI am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (Exodus 20:2) You don’t have to imagine being in dehumanising slavery for 400 years to understand how difficult it is to live free from it. It is one thing to be set free and […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Journey From The House Of SlaveryI am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (Exodus 20:2) Sometimes the Ten Commandments are scorned for just being a set of rules of do’s and don’ts. It is a negative rather than a positive. This does not take into consideration God’s […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Out Of The House Of SlaveryThis poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. (Psalm 34:6) When in a potentially enslaving situation and the options appear restricted. Perhaps it calls for desperate measures that reduce even the strongest personality to the brink of hopelessness and despair, the Lord has promised to be […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – For Crying Out LoudOut of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. (Psalm 118:5) The good news of Jesus is the reality that God sets us free. He reaches the deepest part of our hurts and inner chains to bring freedom. This is not about a feel-good factor; this is […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – He Set Me FreeOut of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. (Psalm 118:5) The first day inside he was screaming. Banging at the walls he ranted for someone to get him out. He trashed whatever was let through and begged for help. By day three he was hoarse from […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Crying Out For HelpOut of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. (Psalm 118:5) It’s interesting seeing definitions of slavery and what it is to be a slave. It is fascinating to see images associated with slavery. Slavery, however, is not just a physical, social or economic way of oppression […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Defining SlaveryOut of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. (Psalm 118:5) What is freedom? What is slavery? Hardly the questions you’re pondering over the regular morning cup of tea and yet scratching beneath the surface of day to day existence these themes are important to people from […]
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