The Mighty Who Didn’t Know It

Monday, July 16, 2018

The La Santé prison built in 1867 in France is considered hard to escape from. But in 1927 Leon Daudet escaped by simply walking out the front gate. One of Daudet's friends telephoned the warden falsifying Daudet's pardon. Daudet was escorted out the front gate and set free. Only later did they discover it was a prison break. If you believe a lie, you become subject to the lie. A secure prison that doesn't think it has the legal power to keep a prisoner will become weak. A strong man who believes he's really weak will act weak. So, too, the enemy of our faith bombards us with lies. He'll tell you, "you're weak, bound to your sins, you can never break free, you don't have the power to overcome, and you'll never really know a life of victory, joy, peace, and fulfillment." If you believe that you don't have the power, then you won't use the power you do have. Don't believe the lie! You have the power of God to overcome all bondages, all sins, and all obstacles. Believe the good news and overcome. You have the power!

From Message #940 - Power of the Gift