Psalm 79:11 - "Let the groaning of the prisoner come
before You; according to the greatness of Your power preserve those who are
doomed to die."
My work as a VIC (Volunteer in Corrections) chaplain with
the Missouri Department of Corrections is bittersweet. While many that I work
with as chaplain at the local rescue mission have hope of refitting into
society, many of these men I see in prison are Lifers with no chance of parole.
However, I often look in the eyes of some of these men and I see a freedom that
many outside of these walls fail to possess. They are truly free by the
finished work of Jesus Christ.
Are we incarcerated today, spiritually? Have we allowed our
spiritual jailer -- guilt and condemnation -- to doom us to death?
"According to the greatness of Your power," O God, set these free
from their spiritual bondage. Give them hope to rise from the ashes of despair
and surrender to You!
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