Jesus said, "I lay down my life for the sheep."Jesus went to extreme lengths to prove God's love to even the most sinful men.
(John 10:15)
Luke 8 tells of a time when He had ministered all day, then got into a boat to go over to the other side. It wasn't an easy trip. They encountered hurricane force winds until Jesus rebuked the storm, putting a stop to it.
When they arrived, a man met them who was so full of evil spirits that he could not be bound—a man who lived in the tombs, thriving off of bodies and carcasses, cutting and beating himself.
He ran toward Jesus, probably intending to kill Him, but when he ran into the presence of God, those demonic powers fell in subjection. Jesus drove out the demons and set the man free.
Think about the extremes Jesus went to. Why did He travel across the lake when He was so tired that He fell asleep shortly after setting sail? Why did He go through the storm?
I'm convinced it's because God heard the cry of one desperate man and said to Jesus, "I don't care how bound up by perversion he is or what he looks or smells like. I love him. Go and set him free."
God hears your cry too, and He has gone to great extremes to purchase your freedom. Be set free today! 1
Think about the extremes that Jesus went to in order to set you free. By faith, give God those things that have bound you. In their place, take hold of the resurrection power that brought Jesus back to life and causes you to triumph over sin.
1 Terri Copeland Pearsons, "An Ambassador of Love" (Ft. Worth, TX: Kenneth Copeland Ministries)
by Lindsay Roberts
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
Terri Copeland Pearsons, eldest daughter of internationally known minister Kenneth Copeland, first discovered the adventures of prayer as a little girl praying at her grandmother’s side. Drawing on that rich heritage of faith, she connects people with the living presence of God, teaching them who they are in Christ Jesus and how to pray from that position.
Terri and her husband, George Pearsons, serve as Senior Pastors of Eagle Mountain International Church (EMIC) at Kenneth Copeland Ministries, where they have pastored for over two decades. They have an international commission that takes them all over the world. Since 1995, Terri has ignited the fires of prayer at EMIC through Prayer School and through a dynamic network of prayer groups; she has brought life into the prayers of believers worldwide.
