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Lord, Deliver Me…
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knowing we don’t have to put up with it. We think it’s just fate or bad luck when it’s really the enemy. But Jesus came to set us free from all the things that bind us. He came to lift us above the enemy who wants to destroy us. God hears the groaning of those who are held captive (Psalm 102:1920). If you cry out to Him, He will set you free. And “if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed” (John 8:36). No matter how strong the thing is you’re struggling with, God’s power to deliver you is stronger. God wants you free not only because He loves you and has compassion upon you, but because He wants you to be able to “serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him,” all the days of your life (Luke 1:74-75). Of course, we are responsible to walk away from evil. The Bible says, “