{"id":234,"date":"2016-07-01T01:02:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T01:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellaword.com\/?p=234"},"modified":"2022-12-08T22:33:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:33:49","slug":"a-prisoner-for-christ-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/?p=234","title":{"rendered":"A Prisoner for Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||14px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”8px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font_size=”15px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|-4px||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” sticky_enabled=”0″]The Auction Block: Who will give all for a helpless sinner? Hell Hands me over to a nail-scarred embrace. I begin a new journey with the Lover of my soul.<\/b><\/p>\n

I thank you Abba Father for a seal and a cross, which is my claim to freedom as a prisoner for Christ.<\/i><\/h2>\n
A Prisoner for Christ\n<\/span>I feel the weight of my chains:\nEach link that\u2019s sanctified\nShortens the leash\nAnd draws me nearer\nTo Him.<\/pre>\n
\u201cFor whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.\u201d Matthew 16:25<\/b><\/h2>\n

\n<\/strong><\/span>My Thoughts<\/span>
\nIn Matthew 16:24 Jesus told the disciples that they would need to deny themselves, take up their cross and follow Him. In order to partake of the life He offered, they had to first, die-to-self. The Biblical principles that undergird our walk with Christ can seem paradoxical. <\/p>\n
There is no doubt that Jesus is our Great Emancipator: the One who came to set us free from sin and death. But, because we were purchased with a price, our lives no longer belong to us. Romans 6:22 says that those who have been set free from sin have become slaves to God. The Apostle Paul refers to himself as a prisoner and servant. No one is above this.<\/p>\n
I used the illustration of a leash because it signifies our connection and submission to the loving Lordship of
\nChrist. Jesus is our Savior but He is also our Lord and Master. The weight of my chains refers to the inner tension between flesh and spirit as I press my way. The links define the difference between where we are and where we are going. As we continue to surrender
\nmore of ourselves to Him, the process of sanctification and sacrificial obedience moves us closer to becoming who He called us to be.<\/p>\n
For further study: Consider these related Scriptures
\nLuke 4:18
\n2 Corinthians 3:17-18
\nRomans 6:18
\nEphesians 3:1
\n1 Corinthians 6:20
\nJames 4:7-10
\n2 Timothy 2:20-21[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Auction Block: Who will give all for a helpless sinner? Hell Hands me over to a nail-scarred embrace. I begin a new journey with the Lover of my soul. I thank you Abba Father for a seal and a cross, which is my claim to freedom as a prisoner for Christ. A Prisoner for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","category-poetryspotlight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=234"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234\/revisions\/237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}