We will discuss how we can be freed from chains through the power of God. God frees his children from physical and spiritual chains. Because he loves us, he frees us from all the chains of the devil by his infinite power.
Paul and Silas teach us how God frees us from all chains. They sang and prayed to God, and because of their faith, God freed them from their chains. An earthquake broke the chains and opened the prison doors. From this, we can learn that no matter how difficult the situation is, God can free us from all chains and set us free.
Another example in the Bible is when God freed the Israelites from the chains of Egypt. After four hundred years of slavery in Egypt, when the Israelites cried out to God and prayed, God delivered them through Moses. This story teaches us that God hears our prayers and that His timing is perfect. He wants the best for us, and when we submit to Him, He elevates us.
On the other hand, spiritual chains are stronger than physical chains. They weigh us down with sin and guilt, which forces us to live in a hopeless state. Jesus frees us from these chains with His precious blood. When we accept Jesus as our Savior, we are freed from the chains of sin and have a new life.
We must remember that the power of God is greater than any chains that bind us. He always wants to break these chains in our lives and set us free. All we have to do is trust in Him and obey His commandments. If we do this, we will be able to live freely.
Dear friends, now let us look at the following Bible verses that talk about being free from chains.
John 8:32 : —
“Ye shall know the truth, the truth shall make you free”
John 8:36 : —
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed”
Galatians 5:1 : —
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage”
Galatians 5:13 : —
“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another”
Romans 6:18 : —
“Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness”
Isaiah 45:2 : —
“I will go before thee, make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, cut in sunder the bars of iron”
Isaiah 52:2 : —
“Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion”
Isaiah 61:1 : —
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, the opening of the prison to them that are bound”
Psalm 107:16 : —
“For he hath broken the gates of brass, cut the bars of iron in sunder”
Psalm 116:16 : —
“O Lord , truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds”
Psalm 146:7 : —
“Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners”
Psalm 68:6 : —
“God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land”
Acts 12:7 : —
“Behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, a light shined in the prison: he smote Peter on the side, raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. his chains fell off from his hands”
Acts 16:26 : —
“Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: immediately all the doors were opened, every one’s bands were loosed”
Nahum 1:13 : —
“For now will I break his yoke from off thee, will burst thy bonds in sunder”
Jeremiah 40:4 : —
“Now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good convenient for thee to go, thither go”
Matthew 11:28-30 : —
“Come unto me, all ye that labour are heavy laden, I will give you restTake my yoke upon you, learn of me; for I am meek lowly in heart: ye shall find rest unto your soulsFor my yoke is easy, my burden is light”
Luke 4:18 : —
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised”
Hebrews 2:15 : —
“Deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage”
Revelation 1:5 : —
“From Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the dead, the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, washed us from our sins in his own blood”
Colossians 1:13-14 : —
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear SonIn whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins”
Ephesians 4:8 : —
“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, gave gifts unto men”