HE LED CAPTIVITY CAPTIVES

 FRIDAY, 21ST APRIL, 2023.

Topic: HE LED CAPTIVITY CAPTIVES

MEMORIZE: “Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away, O son of Abinoam!”. Judges 5:12,

SCRIPTURE READING: Ephesians 4:8.

“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” 

EXPOSITION:

Let us set ourselves to think of the ascension of Jesus Christ: that our blessed Redeemer, having risen from the dead, is gone to heaven, where he sits at the right hand of the Majesty on high, which completed the proof of his being the Son of God. As great conquerors, when they rode in their triumphal chariots, used to be attended with the most illustrious of their captives led in chains, and were wont to scatter their largesses and bounty among the soldiers and other spectators of their triumphs, so Christ, when he ascended into heaven, as a triumphant conqueror, led captivity captive. It is a phrase used in the Old Testament to signify a conquest over enemies, especially over such as formerly had led others captive; see Judges 5:12, “Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away, O son of Abinoam!”. 

Captivity is here put for captives, and signifies all our spiritual enemies, who brought us into captivity before. He conquered those who had conquered us; such as sin, the devil, and death. Indeed, he triumphed over these on the cross; but the triumph was completed at his ascension, when he became Lord over all, and had the keys of death and hades put into his hands. And he gave gifts unto men: in the psalm it is, He received gifts for men. He received for them, that he might give to them, a large measure of gifts and graces; particularly, he enriched his disciples with the gift of the Holy Spirit. 

PRAYER POINT: Lord, lead every captivity of my life into captive and let me experience your deliverance in Jesus name.

ii. If you notice the touch of the enemies in your life in any way, tell it to God to be led captive in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  1 Chronicles 19-21.