From Your Captivity

Then the LORD your God will restore you from [your] captivity, and have compassion on you ~ Deuteronomy 30:3

We read this scripture and think, “But I’m not in captivity, I’m free.” To better understand what captivity is, we need to first understand freedom in Christ.  God longs to restore or return each of us to a place of intimacy with Him, where we are free to fall into the arms of a loving Father and Friend.  True intimacy is complete trust.  Do you feel free enough to trust God with your whole life, your whole heart, all your finances, and every single one of your burdens?  If the answer is no in even one area, then something has you bound and you are in captivity to it. 

Some examples of captivity or bondage are debt, workaholism, addictions of any kind (doesn’t have to be just to drugs and alcohol; could be shopping, eating, etc.), could be a need to be needed or a need for approval and so serving with a wrong heart and wrong motives, anger, depression, and the list goes on.  So how do we break free from these bondages, from our captivity?  The scripture says “then the Lord will restore you;” how do we get to “then”?  When “you return to the LORD your God and [listen to His voice] and obey Him with all your heart and soul,” (Deuteronomy 30:2). Father is constantly calling out to us.  He beckons us to turn (or return) and have relationship with Him.  He says, “Call upon me and I will give you rest; you are my treasured possession; allow Me to carry your burdens, they are not too difficult for and, yes, I want them all,” (Matthew 11:28; Deuteronomy 26:18; Psalm 68:19; Psalm 55:22).

What He asks is not too difficult.  Freedom is not far away.  It’s simply turning and asking Him to restore you to a deeper relationship with Him.  No need to worry; He’ll show you the way.  Simply ask Him to show you and then listen as He speaks to you.