UNWRAPPED

“When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out.’ The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him and let him go,’” John 11:43-44 ESV. The pursuit of the Perfect One while still wrapped in the imperfection of this life is our daily conundrum. Like Lazarus, we are made alive inwardly by the mighty Word of our Savior! Yet like Lazarus, we too must be unwrapped from the lingering linens of death. Jesus commanded the disciples to “Unbind him and let him go!” Our freedom is accomplished by the same process. Jesus gives us life, then God uses other believers to help us walk unbound. Lord of Liberty, calm my resistance to being unwrapped. Thank you for those who have helped me walk freely and use me to help others to be fully released.