The Intrinsic Necessity of the Iesous

Luke 4:18

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach (evaggelisastha - preach or teach the Gospel) the gospel to the poor (oppressed, disillusioned, begging ones);  he hath sent me to heal (iasathai - to restore to bodily health and or spiritual health) to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised."

This verse quoted from Isaiah, vs. 61:1, was read by the Iesous in the synagogue at Nazareth.  It was his inaugural address given to those who had watched him grow up.  This verse is filled with deep and rich spiritual wisdom.  For instance, the Iesous states that, "the Spirit of the Lord is upon him" in awesome power because of the scope of his public ministry.

The Iesous had come to proclaim the Word that is intrinsically unlike any other word.  The word that we may speak to ourselves may not be the word that is needed by us.  The Word of the Iesous does not rest in the ambiguity of mere change.  He has come to those who cower or crouch in fear.  This word is for those who are not in safety but who are threatened and seized by the terror of the unspeakable within and without.

Furthermore, he had come to preach (teach) deliverance (aphesin - forgiveness, to send off, or give release from a debt that cannot be repaid) to the captives (take at the point of the spear - a prisoner of war).

Lack of forgiveness without a doubt will make anyone a prisoner of war.  Please note that this is a self-induced imprisonment - to be free one must release one's captives.  The Iesous has come to grant those who have languished in self-imposed prisons for so long that an attitudinal hard heartedness toward someone due to some situation or event has made them powerless to grant release to themselves.  He has the word, the complete word that delivers one into rest from the malignant self-torture of unforgiveness.

Today, if you are in need of the Iesous he will meet you where you are.  You need not fear to come to him and confess your need of his power to deliver you from your personal disappointments and hurt.

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