Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me (Ps. 142:7).
A prison is a symbol of overwhelming trouble and affliction, even of the grave itself. Joseph was overwhelmed with trouble and was in prison literally, but the Lord brought him forth to be a ruler of the land. The Scripture declares, "The Lord looseth the prisoners" (Ps. 146:7). Through the Holy Spirit and the ministry of Noah in the days before the Flood, Christ preached to those in the prisonhouse of sin. Again He preached to them on the Sabbath day in Nazareth, where He had been brought up, as we read in the fourth chapter of Luke. Quoting from the sixty-first chapter of Isaiah, our Savior preached deliverance to the captives in the synagogue that day, and closing the book, He said to the congregation, "This day is the scripture fulfilled in your ears" (Luke 4:21).
So it may be with each of us this very day, September 22. We may be brought out of prison and praise God's name. We may receive His bountiful mercies and enjoy the fellowship of His children. How much more in heaven at last will the righteous gather as we praise the name of the Lord together!
There are many today who are at liberty physically, but their souls are in prison; they live in darkness and in chains.
When an ambassador for Queen Elizabeth I was being sent far away on some important and difficult business, he asked Her Majesty, "What will become of my own business and family?"
The queen replied, "You take care of my business, and I will take care of yours."
If we are doing God's work, He will certainly care for our interests. He will deal bountifully with us.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die" (Ps. 79:11).
A prison is a symbol of overwhelming trouble and affliction, even of the grave itself. Joseph was overwhelmed with trouble and was in prison literally, but the Lord brought him forth to be a ruler of the land. The Scripture declares, "The Lord looseth the prisoners" (Ps. 146:7). Through the Holy Spirit and the ministry of Noah in the days before the Flood, Christ preached to those in the prisonhouse of sin. Again He preached to them on the Sabbath day in Nazareth, where He had been brought up, as we read in the fourth chapter of Luke. Quoting from the sixty-first chapter of Isaiah, our Savior preached deliverance to the captives in the synagogue that day, and closing the book, He said to the congregation, "This day is the scripture fulfilled in your ears" (Luke 4:21).
So it may be with each of us this very day, September 22. We may be brought out of prison and praise God's name. We may receive His bountiful mercies and enjoy the fellowship of His children. How much more in heaven at last will the righteous gather as we praise the name of the Lord together!
There are many today who are at liberty physically, but their souls are in prison; they live in darkness and in chains.
When an ambassador for Queen Elizabeth I was being sent far away on some important and difficult business, he asked Her Majesty, "What will become of my own business and family?"
The queen replied, "You take care of my business, and I will take care of yours."
If we are doing God's work, He will certainly care for our interests. He will deal bountifully with us.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die" (Ps. 79:11).
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