“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord” Luke 4:18-19.
Here Jesus told us about His mission, which consists of 6 aspects.
1 - preach gospel to the poor. It means both spiritually and physically poor. If you feel, spiritually bankrupt, gospel is right for you. He has good news for you. Jesus is gonna share His riches with you and make you rich with God.
2 - heal the brokenhearted. Life is tough, people get offended, disappointed with life, depressed, some even take out their own lives. There is healing to your broken heart. It is Jesus. He is the best spiritual cardiologist. He knows your soul, what you went through (or are going through) and knows exactly the medicine you need to have your heart healed.
3 - proclaim liberty to the captives. That includes all addictions and diseases. If you fought on your own with these, you probably failed. Do not lose hope, Jesus is right beside you to set you free. His is your liberator. Do not stop praying to Him and the freedom will come.
4 - recover the sight of the blind. That includes both spiritual and physical blindness. Jesus deals with both. Let Him anoint our eyes to see. Let His healing come to the sick too. Pray for that. I am praying for that. Let's do that together.
5 - set at liberty those who are oppressed. Oppression, whatever form it takes, causes us to lose hope as we do not see opportunities, a way out of our trouble. That's how Jews felt in the bondage of Egypt. Jesus came to remove any kind of oppression. Let's pray He does that in our lives and in the lives of those around us.
6 - proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. This is the year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25:8-10). In this year the slaves would gain their freedom, those who lost their property would get it back. In Christ, this would mean that everything that Adam and Eve lost by sinning we gain back in Christ. Isn't it great? Let's pray it becomes a reality in our lives and in those around us in Christ.
God bless you.
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