He came to release spiritual prisoners (6)
Big news: Mental imprisonment is finite
“Big news for you” series!'in 2023
As people, when we read about Jesus' first sermon in the Bible, we often don't think more deeply. There is something about liberating prisoners and we immediately (and almost exclusively) think of physical prisons with heavy surveillance and protocols. At that time, probably also prisoners literally bound in chains and chains. But is that all?
In the church where I go — GodCentre Gouda — we have a so-called Glorynight every month. And I can tell you that's one big celebration of healing and liberation. A party where big news is distributed and distributed.
To be honest, we are also reaping the benefits of this personally.
Last Sunday, the theme was “Healing from Abuse”. And even then, you have to think much further than where most people get stuck in their minds these days. Of course, this includes sexual abuse, but there are many forms of abuse. Consider, for example, mental, emotional and abuse of power and manipulation. In other words, it is an enormously broad term, an enormously broad target group.
