{"id":50,"date":"2018-01-18T08:44:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T14:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bibletruthpublishers.com\/gospel\/?p=50"},"modified":"2018-01-18T08:44:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T14:44:28","slug":"set-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bibletruthpublishers.com\/gospel\/index.php\/2018\/01\/18\/set-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"W<\/span>hen I was nine years old, somebody gave me a cage with a pretty bird inside. I didn\u2019t like to see that poor little bird in a prison like that, so I decided to let her go free. But I soon found out it was not that easy. You see, that little bird was born in a cage, and all her life was spent in one. Even with the cage\u2019s door open, she refused to escape! I even took her out of it, but when night came, I found her sleeping on the top of the cage. She could not accept her freedom because she was born a captive.<\/p>\n

Born Captives <\/div><\/div><\/h3>\n

You and I are also born captives. Do you know why?
\nWhen God created the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, they were perfectly free from sin. But it wasn\u2019t long before they disobeyed God and brought sin into the world. \u201cBy one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned\u201d<\/strong> (Romans 5:12). Since then every person is born a sinner, a captive to sin, and this includes you and me. Fear, unhappiness, illness and death are some of the terrible results of sin.
\nOne morning we were surprised to find another bird beside the cage, a male of the same kind. I put him inside the cage with the female, and, after a few days, I decided to set him free. Impossible! To my surprise, he always came back. It seemed like the love he had for the other bird was bringing him back.
\nPerhaps you have tried to escape from sin by yourself and, like a bird born a captive, found it impossible. But there is One, the Lord Jesus, who came down from heaven to die for you on the cross and to save you from your sins. He knew what it was to be hungry and thirsty, and He suffered much pain and then death. He understands your feelings, and He loves you. His love for you is so great that He willingly went to Calvary\u2019s cross. There God made Him sin for us. There Jesus suffered the judgment from God towards sin\u2009\u2014\u2009our sin\u2009\u2014\u2009so we could be set free from it.<\/p>\n

Completely Free<\/div><\/div><\/h3>\n

Since the male bird would not leave for the love he had for the one that was born in captivity, I decided to take both birds out of the cage. It was wonderful to watch! After a few flying turns over the backyard, the two birds flew away together, and I never saw them again. The same love that made the male bird come down to the female\u2019s cage took her out of it forever. Since that day, the cage stands empty.
\nJesus Christ was raised from the dead. He went up to heaven and wants to set you free from your captivity of sin and take you to His home in heaven. He tells you in Jeremiah 31:3, \u201cI have loved [you] with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn [you].\u201d<\/strong> He is waiting for you to accept His loving offer to set you free. \u201cIf the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed\u201d<\/strong> (John 8:36).
\nWill you let Him set you free?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

hen I was nine years old, somebody gave me a cage with a pretty bird inside. I didn\u2019t like to see that poor little bird in a prison like that, so I decided to let her go free. But I soon found out it was not that easy. You see, that little bird was born … <\/p>\n

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