“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?” (Luke 13:16)
We’ve learned from this Scripture that sickness is bondage. Next, we saw that sickness came from Satan. Now let’s look at Jesus’ question: “Ought not this woman…be loosed?”
Satan had kept this woman in bondage for 18 years. But, thank God, Jesus said she ought to be loosed!
Jesus was also saying that any person whom Satan has bound with sickness and disease ought to be loosed. And Jesus is in the business of loosing people!
What qualified this woman to be loosed from this satanic bondage? Was she a real saint? Had she done something special? No, Jesus said she ought to be loosed because she was “a daughter of Abraham.”
“Well, where does that leave me?” you may ask. Galatians 3:7 says, “Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.” According to this Scripture, we are sons and daughters of Abraham. We have been grafted into his family through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Galatians 3:29 says, “If ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” What is that promise? Well, one of the promises is that we can be loosed from every bondage of the enemy!
Because I’m a child of Abraham, I am loosed from
every satanic bondage. I not only enjoy the same
rights and privileges as Abraham did, but I also live
under a new and better covenant, established on
better promises-including the promise that by
Jesus’ stripes I am healed!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.