The Holy Spirit this morning in my communion time with Him spoke to me that He wants to release and free all those who have been taken captive as hostages, kidnapped and robbed of destiny. Zechariah.9:11 & 12.

As I was worshiping and meditating on the word He gave me for today He pointed out to me that He wanted to release those who had been kidnapped and taken captive through various situations that occurred in the past where you were led astray by various so called lucrative offers that seemed too good to pass on and these had brought you into a place where there seems to be no return passage out of.

I will now explain further the word the Holy Spirit gave me so you have a truth reality concept upon which you can stand when your deliverance is contested. 1 Peter.5:8 & 9.

As long as we are in this world everything God says or does for us can and will be contested and we need to build a fortress of defense around every deliverance the Lord gives us so that when it is challenged we do not cave into the pressure and go back into prison or bondage.1 Peter.5:10 & 11.

When I started out following Jesus in 1989 the Holy Spirit He took me through Psalm.2 as my defense for everything He had taught me and would go on to reveal to me.

In Psalm.2:1-3 we read these words: Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.”

The Holy Spirit went on to teach me that so many years before Jesus ever walked the earth in ministry this plan was set up against Him by satan which He would need to face.

Then defeat and this fact of a contest against the will of God is reiterated by Peter in Acts.4 where they as His disciples come under attack. The same attack for speaking in the name of Jesus and being threatened not to speak in His name.

They flatly refuse to heed the words of men and gain a new boldness to speak by the Holy Spirit and go on to manifest higher levels of God’s glory. Acts.4:8-12. Let this be your stance in every opposition to the will of God against your life. “I refuse to bow to anything but the word of Jesus to me.” Daniel.3:16-18.

Thank God for the help of the Holy Spirit because this understanding meant I knew from day one that no matter what God said to me men controlled by satan would challenge it.

This is because satan is against the plan of God on earth and will stir whoever has any natural power or authority to seek to stop your advancement in the Kingdom and threaten you to cease believing. Then bow to the pressure to quit and come under bondage.

Through this understanding the Holy Spirit gave me truth that meant I built a defense against all the assaults satan would send my way to cause me to detour from the plan of Jesus for my life.

Jesus is able to free us in an instant at any time but our ability to keep the deliverance is what is necessary for us to be built up and maintained so we don’t slide back into bondage.Romans.8:15.

The Holy Spirit wants you to be ready to receive your freedom today but wants you armed with fortification to never again lose what you have gained from the Lord to become a kidnapped victim and a hostage of satan who is robbed of their destiny.

As I meditated on Proverbs.5:23 in the Passion translation which reads Those who choose wickedness die for lack of self-control, for their foolish ways lead them astray, carrying them away as hostages kidnapped captives robbed of destiny.

The Holy Spirit clearly pointed out to me that many had been kidnapped as captives which means they had no chance of escape because they were somehow ambushed into a place they were caught and could not help it. For this very reason the Holy Spirit is going to release you as He did Peter in Acts.12 from the prison of Herod/ bondage.

“This time however with the added support built into your heart through the word of the Holy Spirit which means you will not be taken again captive by kidnapping, because you have the word of the Lord to sustain you and empower you to resist all attempts to scare and drive you to submission.” 2 Peter.1:5-8.

“You will no longer lose your deliverance but will keep it and become a beacon of light to a dying world and an emblem of praise to the name of Jesus.”Zechariah.9:16 & 17.

Therefore today take heed to these words and embrace the grace released through them. Then rise up and out from the prisons, dungeons and sequestered places you have been driven to and come into the glory of the covenant Jesus has prepared for you in His Kingdom and walk in the fullness of life. Ephesians.2:10.

May you today be so released that your freedom speaks so loud and clear that others see just how much the Lord has done to rescue you that they must confess His Lordship and glorify His name in your lives as you demonstrate His power through signs, wonders and miracles in Jesus name. Amen.