TRUE FREEDOM (INDEPENDENT) – Part 1

SUNDAY, 1ST OCTOBER, 2023.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

TOPIC:  TRUE FREEDOM (INDEPENDENT) – Part 1

MEMORIZE: “And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.” Luke 13:12

SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 13:10-17

“And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. 12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. 15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? 16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? 17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.”

EXPOSITION:

Our Lord Jesus spent his sabbaths in the synagogues giving the miraculous cure to a woman that had been long under a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years, Luke 13:10-11. We should make conscience of doing so. She had an infirmity, which an evil spirit, by divine permission, had brought upon her, which was such that she was bowed together by strong convulsions, and could in no wise lift up herself; and, having been so long thus, the disease was incurable; she could not stand erect, which is reckoned man's honour above the beasts. Observe, Though she was under this infirmity, by which she was much deformed, and made to look mean, and not only so, but, as is supposed, motion was very painful to her, yet she went to the synagogue on the sabbath day. Note, Even bodily infirmities, unless they be very grievous indeed, should not keep us from public worship on the sabbath days; for God can help us, beyond our expectation. 

The offer of this cure to one that sought it not speaks of the mercy and grace of Christ: When Jesus saw her, he called her to him, Lu 13:12. It does not appear that she made any application to him, or had any expectation from him; but before she called he answered. She came to him to be taught and healed, and then Christ gave this relief to her bodily infirmity.

The cure effectually and immediately wrought bespeaks his almighty power. He laid his hands on her, and said,"Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity; though thou hast been long labouring under it, thou art at length released from it." 

Let not those despair whose disease is chronic, who have been long in affliction loose hope. God can at length relieve them, therefore though he tarry wait for him. Though it was a spirit of infirmity, an evil spirit, that she was under the power of, Christ has a power superior to that of Satan, is stronger than he. Though she could in no wise lift up herself, Christ could lift her up, and enable her to lift up herself. She that had been crooked was immediately made straight, and the scripture was fulfilled (Ps 146:8): The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down. This cure represents the work of Christ's grace upon the souls of the people. The greatest bondage is of the soul of sinner unto eternal destruction. When the soul is saved, it is delivered from the power and rule of the devil unto eternal life. As it is written, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” John 8:36. Sin destroys its victims… “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” Proverbs 14:34. Christ in his gospel calls and invites those to come to him for healing that labour under spiritual infirmities, and, if he calls us, he will undoubtedly help us when we come to him.

ACTION POINT:  Christ in his gospel calls, if he calls us, he will undoubtedly help us when we come to him.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  Obadiah, Jonah 1 - 4.

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ANCHOR OF LIFE is the daily devotional guide written by PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE, General Overseer, Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l. It is an extraction of God’s word designed to draw the sincere seekers closer to God on a daily basis through an insightful exposition and analysis of God’s Word. 

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