Chains

There was a man who was intrigued by circus elephants and actually got a chance to go backstage.

The baby elephant was held in place with a huge screw type stake and a heavy chain that kept him close. He fought and pulled and yanked to no avail. The mother however, sat content to the side, held only with a rope tied to the fence.

You see, she had been for years tied to that same stake with a heavy chain until she finally quit fighting. Now, she could have run through the circus, escaping to the main street and finding the nearest village.

But the desire for flight was gone.

She has resigned herself to being chained without realizing that freedom was at hand. Her past was determining her present.

Could today be your independence day. Will today be the day that Jesus frees you from the chains that hold you back? Or will you cling to the past — even though you are free?

“He has annointed Me to… proclaim freedom for the prisoners … to release the oppressed…” — Luke 4:18

Would you care to comment here on your chains?

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