[The Glory Unveiled]
“Actually, God considers all of humanity to be prisoners of their unbelief, so that he can unlock our hearts and show his tender mercies to all who come to him.” [ Romans 11:32 TPT ]
God as Alpha-Omega sets the end from the beginning. He ordained the world and everything in it to follow His preordained path. And no one can escape God’s ordering of things. As a result, everyone of us are prisoners of one thing or the other. “Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey —whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?” (Romans 6:16). Through the disobedience of Adam, all humanity is plagued with unbelief which is the true picture of sin. Unbelief became the prison in which all humanity were held captive. But then, there was a way out of this prison; the righteousness of God, which is Jesus. Anyone who came to Jesus was free from their prison because it took faith—the opposite of unbelief—to come to Jesus. And since faith kills unbelief, we break free when we come to trust in Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. Now, the heart is the seat of governance for the human soul. When God opens that seat of governance to show His tender mercies, imprisoned souls can find freedom. And because God has considered all men prisoners of unbelief, no man can escape the consequences of sin. And hence every human must depend on God for their salvation without exception. When we come to terms with this truth and embrace its realities, we will live very fulfilled lives. Faith is supposed to be our natural state of being. God intended for us to live by faith and not sight. But because of unbelief we are held in the belly of death. Only a heartfelt cry to God brings the mercy keys of deliverance. For whoever has the son has life (1 John 5:12). So, come out of your prison.
Prayer_Bead: Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for your great sacrifice for my sins. I believe in you with all my heart. And so, I am free from the prison of unbelief.
Wisdom_Quote: Jesus is the way out of the prison of unbelief.
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