BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Num 28, Ps 72, Isa 19- 20, 1 Pet 5
MEMORY VERSE: Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the Fowler: the
Snare is broken, and we are escaped, Psalm 124:7.
What
is a snare, a snare is a form of trap for catching birds. There are two
main purposes of a snare, 1) to catch a bird and 2) to keep it in the
same position for as long as possible. An example of a snare is lack of
knowledge. Hosea 4:6 says my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Knowledge is power, what you know can save your life and what you don’t
know can destroy you. Fizzy drinks or soft drinks are responsible for
at least 200,000 deaths a year worldwide. Many destinies have been cut
short as a result of fizzy drink consumption; I pray you that fizzy
drink will not cut your life short in Jesus name, Amen. The main cause
of most headaches and high body temperature is lack of water. There are
many who have replace water with soft drinks, even after eating they
take soft drinks. The way to good health is drink water more. Every
system in your body depends on water.
We also have spiritual
snares. An example of a spiritual snare is sin. According to Jeremiah
5:25 sin withholds good things from an individual. Isaiah 59:1-2 says
the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear
heavy that it cannot hear: but your iniquities have separated between
you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that He will
not hear. Another example of a spiritual snare is tormentors.
Tormentors like fear, bitterness e.t.c. are functions of unforgiveness
(Matthew 18:23-35). Failure to forgive leads to a season with
tormentors. Our tongue can also be a snare if we refuse to use them
properly. Proverbs 18:21 says death and life are in the power of the
tongue: they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
A snare is
broken through the Holy word of God. The word of God can be likened to a
fire that consumes and a hammer that breaks the rocks in pieces
(Jeremiah 23:29).
The snare of sin is broken by meditating on God’s
word. Psalm 119:11 says thy word I have hid in mine hear, that I may not
sin against you. For that snare in your life to be broken you need to
dedicate time to studying the Holy word of God. Psalm 124:7 says our
soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the Fowler: the Snare is
broken, and we are escaped. After the snare has been broken, what do you
do next? You escape. To escape means to run away from the snare. The
reason why many are still in bondage today is not because the Lord has
not broken the snare; it is because they remain in the snare after the
Lord has broken the snare through His holy word. The Lord has broken the
snare of tormentors in many lives by asking them to forgive, instead of
escaping i.e. forgive those who have wronged them they refuse and
remain in the snare.
PRAYER POINT: Father, as you break the snares in my life through your Holy word please help me to escape too.
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