{"id":1199,"date":"2010-05-04T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2020-02-05T12:10:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:10:24","slug":"freedom-in-chains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/freedom-in-chains\/","title":{"rendered":"FREEDOM IN CHAINS!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acts 12:7<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSuddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Prison yards can be fearful places. They can also be fruitful harvest fields just waiting for workers to reap what is ripe. The harvesters may be chaplains, visiting ministers or even other prisoners.<\/p>\n

Over the years I have been uniquely used of God in very unusual ways. One of those ways was working for the Idaho Law Enforcement Planning Commission. We funded many criminal justice jurisdictions, one of which was the Idaho State Correction Center (The state Pen).<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t recall how it got started, but I began having a weekly Bible study for the inmates. We had 15 or 20 in our group. These men had been convicted of minor offenses all the way up to first degree murder. We were not concerned about the offense they had committed as much as the wonderful Savior that had given them a new life in Christ.<\/p>\n

One summer evening we were having our study on a grassy area outside one of the cell blocks. Our study that evening centered on how we are set free from sin and death when we are born again. As we laughed about this wonderful freedom in Christ, one of the inmates looked up at an armed guard standing on the stone wall. He made a comment I will never forget: \u201cWith Christ in our heart, we are freer in here than that guard is up there if he doesn\u2019t have Christ in his heart!\u201d Wow! \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!<\/p>\n

\u00a0– – – Pastor Cecil<\/p>\n

360-570-0074
\nPastorCecil@Daily-E-Votional.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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