E11 - Heart and Mind of Jesus - Sight for the Blind - Part 2 of 2
06/14/21 • 8 min
Jesus proclaims that He came to recover sight for the captives, but what does it mean to be a captive? There are actually a lot of us captive. We don’t see ourselves as captives because we have not been beaten or chained up somewhere.
We may only think about physical captivity when thinking of being captured, but in reality, there can be many things holding you back from seeing and experiencing freedom.
I want to share with you some areas where we get caught up in old habits and behaviors that keep us blinded by fear, guilt, or shame.
This episode will empower you to break free from your past so that even though Satan has tried to hold you down before, you will see by the power of the Holy Spirit you can be free.
Full show notes @ hopesharbor.net
Hope’s Harbor Gritty Bible Devotions Episode #11
Title: Heart and Mind of Jesus – Sight for the Blind – Part 2 of 2
Date: 6/14/2021
Contact: [email protected]
Key verse(s): Luke 4:18 – “and recovering of sight to the blind.”
Intro: In Episode 10 we examined some of the causes of spiritual blindness and the need to be able to see from GOD’s viewpoint. Also, how we must choose to see by understanding and acknowledging our harmful behavior, then making the determination to become free from destructive habits.
I explained how I had to see the need for psychological counseling and how GOD used pain to bring me to the point of yielding to treatment. (It was the best thing I ever did concerning this issue of blindness.
Devotion focus: To see the truth equals freedom when acted upon - John 8:32 - And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
· To know is to perceive, be sure of, to understand.
· Freedom and deliverance come through knowing Bible truth.
· Blindness as a captive leads to long-term bondage –
Continued from Episode 10
· The pain was so bad at times tears ran down my face as I fell into bed fully clothed at the end of a workday.
· My wife at the time, before she kicked me to the curb, told me on one such occasion, I needed help. That I needed to talk to someone.
· The pain was so bad by this point I relented and made an appointment.
· The long-term result was the counselor helped me immensely.
· He did so by teaching me about the mind. He had me read books to help me understand that the violence that happened to me in childhood, lead to this level of anxiety I lived in daily.
· Now, here is where the crucial point is made. This is where I need you to pay close attention if this is something you’re facing in your life.
· This is the point: The knowledge I gained was necessary before I could change. But knowledge alone does little to bring improvement to our lives though it is the portal through which we must pass.
· It is when we ACT on the information that change, freedom begins to occur! This is why I put Actions to Consider at the end of every episode.
· Now don’t get me wrong – there were times I discovered some principle or discovered the root of the mental issue I faced – that discovery was wonderful!
· One such discovery happened during a shift at work. I was a police officer, on patrol, and as I drove around I was listening to Dr. James Dobson interview Dr. Jim
Show notes at HopesHarbor.net
Jesus proclaims that He came to recover sight for the captives, but what does it mean to be a captive? There are actually a lot of us captive. We don’t see ourselves as captives because we have not been beaten or chained up somewhere.
We may only think about physical captivity when thinking of being captured, but in reality, there can be many things holding you back from seeing and experiencing freedom.
I want to share with you some areas where we get caught up in old habits and behaviors that keep us blinded by fear, guilt, or shame.
This episode will empower you to break free from your past so that even though Satan has tried to hold you down before, you will see by the power of the Holy Spirit you can be free.
Full show notes @ hopesharbor.net
Hope’s Harbor Gritty Bible Devotions Episode #11
Title: Heart and Mind of Jesus – Sight for the Blind – Part 2 of 2
Date: 6/14/2021
Contact: [email protected]
Key verse(s): Luke 4:18 – “and recovering of sight to the blind.”
Intro: In Episode 10 we examined some of the causes of spiritual blindness and the need to be able to see from GOD’s viewpoint. Also, how we must choose to see by understanding and acknowledging our harmful behavior, then making the determination to become free from destructive habits.
I explained how I had to see the need for psychological counseling and how GOD used pain to bring me to the point of yielding to treatment. (It was the best thing I ever did concerning this issue of blindness.
Devotion focus: To see the truth equals freedom when acted upon - John 8:32 - And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
· To know is to perceive, be sure of, to understand.
· Freedom and deliverance come through knowing Bible truth.
· Blindness as a captive leads to long-term bondage –
Continued from Episode 10
· The pain was so bad at times tears ran down my face as I fell into bed fully clothed at the end of a workday.
· My wife at the time, before she kicked me to the curb, told me on one such occasion, I needed help. That I needed to talk to someone.
· The pain was so bad by this point I relented and made an appointment.
· The long-term result was the counselor helped me immensely.
· He did so by teaching me about the mind. He had me read books to help me understand that the violence that happened to me in childhood, lead to this level of anxiety I lived in daily.
· Now, here is where the crucial point is made. This is where I need you to pay close attention if this is something you’re facing in your life.
· This is the point: The knowledge I gained was necessary before I could change. But knowledge alone does little to bring improvement to our lives though it is the portal through which we must pass.
· It is when we ACT on the information that change, freedom begins to occur! This is why I put Actions to Consider at the end of every episode.
· Now don’t get me wrong – there were times I discovered some principle or discovered the root of the mental issue I faced – that discovery was wonderful!
· One such discovery happened during a shift at work. I was a police officer, on patrol, and as I drove around I was listening to Dr. James Dobson interview Dr. Jim
Show notes at HopesHarbor.net
Previous Episode
E10 Heart and Mind of Jesus - Sight for the Blind - Part 1 of 2
Jesus proclaims that He came to recover sight for the captives, but what does it mean to be a captive? There are actually a lot of us captive. We don’t see ourselves as captives because we have not been beaten or chained up somewhere.
We may only think about physical captivity when thinking of being captured, but in reality, there can be many things holding you back from seeing and experiencing freedom.
I want to share with you some areas where we get caught up in old habits and behaviors that keep us blinded by fear, guilt, or shame.
This episode will empower you to break free from your past so that even though Satan has tried to hold you down before, you will see by the power of the Holy Spirit you can be free.
Show notes: Hope’s Harbor Gritty Bible Devotions
Episode #10
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Title: Heart and Mind of Jesus – Sight for the Blind – lesson 9 Part 1 of 2
Date: 6/7/2021
Contact: [email protected]
Key verse(s): Luke 4:18D – “and recovering of sight to the blind.”
Above all else we study in the episode is this truth I want you to see: Jesus wants us to understand, to see Him as our sole source of Life - and from there become free to love Him as He loves us.
Intro: Last episode when Jesus declared He came to preach deliverance for the captives I tried to show what it is to be a captive in the context of Jesus’ declaration.
· Some of the captive behaviors were:
· Worry or anxiety, lust, bitterness, an unforgiving spirit, resentment, hatred, vengefulness.
· Captive behavior for some is subtle and hard to see and this is where Jesus promising to recover sight to the blind helps us see.
· Recovering sight means anablepsis an-ab'-lep-sis From G308; restoration of sight: - recovering of sight.
· This is taken from a root word meaning to recover sight, and to perceive, regard, to take heed and this is derived from the thought of gazing with eyes wide open at something remarkable.
· Okay, the first meaning of restoration of sight means at one time we could see, but no longer.
· There are many reasons we become blind to something whether harmful or not. Normally it is continued exposure or proximity. Look at something or practice a habit long enough we don’t see it.
· For example, think about the keyhole in your door. Which direction do the key groves point when you unlock the door? Up or down?
· The lock in your car door – do you turn the key to the right or left to unlock it?
· Oh, I forget. We have remotes now. Okay, where is the button to lock the door, is it on top of the unlock button or below it.
· Not fair to look if you’re driving!
· If the whole key/lock thing isn’t doing anything for you, how about a denominational bill? Can you describe with at least 90% accuracy any of the currency in your pocket/wallet/purse?
· The point is if we want to rid ourselves of harmful, even destructive behavior and habits we have to look (think intently/study) about these so we can identify them.
· Also, when it comes to understanding and applying Scripture we must be able to ‘see’ what certain passages are teaching.
· This is sight, or insight, into GOD’s Word.
Full show notes at Hopesharbor.net
Show notes at HopesHarbor.net
Next Episode
E12 Heart and Mind of Jesus - Freedom
The Bible is full of promises about how God wants to deliver us from our brokenness. But many times we feel stuck and don’t know what to do next. We are captive, but to what?
We pray, read the Bible, but it doesn’t seem like things are changing in our lives.
It can be discouraging and make you wonder if God really cares or if you should give up on Him altogether.
The truth is that God does care and He wants to heal your heart, but first He has something for you to do before He will come in and take over completely with His healing power!
Full show notes @ hopesharbor.net
Hope’s Harbor Gritty Bible Devotions Episode #12
Title: Heart and Mind of Jesus - Freedom
Date: 6/21/2021
Contact: [email protected]
Key verse(s): Luke 4:18 – “...to set at liberty them that are bruised.”
Intro: In Luke 4:18, the last portion of that verse, Jesus completes His declaration of His mission by stating He came to set at liberty the bruised, or oppressed.
This means He gives an opportunity for us to become free if we want it. The only thing hindering us is whether we believe, no, more than believe: it’s whether we will commit our lives to acquire a conviction that we know freedom is possible. The work is up to us. We looked at this in the last episode on Beyond Belief. And what is beyond belief? Commitment, rock-solid faith, and confidence in GOD no matter what we see or feel.
Devotion focus: Freedom comes to those who pursue it -
Key verse(s): Luke 4:18D – “...to set at liberty them that are bruised.”
Liberty means: Aphesis af'-es-is From G863; freedom; (figuratively) pardon: - deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission. (Remission means sin is atoned, paid for and done away with, forgiven)
Remission is found in numerous verses in the New Testament. Listen to a few of these and a common thread is seen in how crucial remission is to salvation.
Matthew_26:28 - For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Mark_1:4 - John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Luke_1:77 - To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins,
Luke_3:3 - And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
Luke_24:47 - and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Acts_2:38 - Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts_10:43 - To Him, all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins."
Hebrews_9:22 - And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
And Bruised means: thrauō throw'-o A primary verb; to crush: - bruise. Compare G4486. Re G4486: rhēgnumi rhēssō hrayg'-noo-mee, hrace'-so
Both are prolonged forms of ῥήκω rhēko (which appears only in certain forms, and is itself probably a strengthened form of ἄγνυμι agnumi (see in G2608)); to “break”, “wreck” or “crack”, that is, (especially) to sunder (by separation of the parts; G2608 being it's intensive (with the preposition in compounds), and G2352 a shattering to minute fragments;
Full notes @ hopesharbor.net
Show notes at HopesHarbor.net
Hope's Harbor Podcast - Gritty Bible Devotions - E11 - Heart and Mind of Jesus - Sight for the Blind - Part 2 of 2
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Hope's Harbor. Gritty Bible Devotions by David Bradley.
E11 - The Heart and Mind of Jesus. Part 2 of Sight for the Blind. In part one, the key verse was Luke 4:18. Jesus said he came to recover sight to the blind. We looked at some of the captive behaviors, worry, anxiety, lust, bitterness, et cetera, and how we have to be able to see, to recover our insights into God's word to become free. The devotion focus is based on John 8:32, "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you
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