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You Don’t Have to Be Bound: From Deliverance to Victory

 

You Don’t Have to Be Bound (Psalm 40:2)

Psalm 40:2 (KJV)

"He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand." – Psalm 40:2

   As we continue in the book The Seven Stages of Being, also known as the seven stages of creation, Psalm 40:2 reveals a profound spiritual truth: no one has to remain bound. God lifts individuals out of the horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and sets their feet upon a rock, establishing their steps.

   Where the Spirit of the Divine is, there is liberty. Whom the Divine sets free is free indeed. No one is required to stay bound by drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, hurt, pain, low self-esteem, poor self-image, lack of self-worth, guilt, shame, condemnation, abuse, neglect, the past, depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts.

   Freedom comes through knowing the truth, and the truth makes one free. Life is createable co-created with God through silence, thoughts, words, actions, manifestation, evaluation, and progression. This co-creation produces increasing freedom, including freedom from public opinion, people-pleasing, external conditions, and limiting circumstances.

   The backdrop scripture for today is Matthew 17:15–21, where a father seeks help for his son who is bound by epileptic seizures that throw him into fire and water. The disciples could not free him, but one encounter with Jesus brought complete liberation. No matter how long bondage has existed, freedom can manifest today.

   Even in challenging times, creativity provides connection. Technology, communication, and consciousness remind us that no one is bound by circumstances, health challenges, or external limitations.

   Denial: I am not bound by any external condition.
Affirmation: I am free in the Spirit.

   Firstly: Deliverance

   Deliverance occurs when God intervenes with divine grace, lifting individuals out of situations they cannot escape on their own. This mirrors the children of Israel, who were delivered from Egyptian oppression through Moses.

   Deliverance creates a moment of clarity a window of opportunity to make new choices. It pulls people from the horrible pit of addiction, emotional distress, abuse, guilt, shame, or destructive relationships.

   Often, people do not yet recognize their inherent power as the image and likeness of God, or they may not know how to activate it. Divine intervention, supported by family and friends, brings awareness and hope. Deliverance is unmerited favor God doing for people what they cannot yet do for themselves.

   Secondly: Freedom

   After deliverance comes freedom the internal capacity to choose consciously. Freedom empowers people to change people, places, and things. It restores responsibility and awareness.

   The children of Israel were delivered physically from Egypt, yet many remained mentally bound, longing for the past. This is known as “Egypt on the brain.” True freedom requires releasing what lies behind and becoming fully present where one’s feet are planted.

   Freedom liberates the mind to think clearly, the heart to feel deeply, the intellect to learn, and the will to choose wisely. It is freedom of the soul from who one used to be and what one used to do.

   God declares, “Behold, I will do a new thing… remember not the former things.” Freedom allows the new to emerge.

God lifting a person from bondage and setting feet on a firm foundation Psalm 40


   Thirdly: Victory

   With deliverance and freedom comes victory. Victory is the conscious decision not to return to bondage. It is choosing the highest and best each day.

   Victory learns from the past without living in it. It receives both lessons and blessings, using them to make wiser choices. Thanks be to God, who gives victory through Christ making people more than conquerors.

   Victory is lived through knowing principles (Thinking pure thoughts), practicing truth (Theology affirming words), and aligning behavior (Treatment right actions).

   Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made you free, and do not become entangled again in the yoke of bondage. Victory is available over unhealthy relationships, guilt, shame, lack, sickness, pain, and disease.

   Victory manifests as love, joy, peace, health, harmony in relationships, and abundance.

   Conclusion

   No one has to be bound. Through deliverance, freedom, and victory  co-created with God each person can manifest a life of liberty in the Spirit.

   God lifts, establishes, and empowers. The pit does not define the future. The rock does.

đź“– Reflection: In what area of your life is God inviting you to step fully into freedom today?

đź’ˇ Action Step: Identify one belief or habit that no longer serves your freedom and consciously choose a new thought, word, or action aligned with liberty.

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