GET OUT OF THE CAGE!
By: Cherie Sheridan
6/15/2010
3. And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
4. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5. And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
6. And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. Gen 40:3-6
Joseph was in prison here, but he was mobile. Or he would not have been able to come unto them in the morning. He was bound, but he wasn't physically tied up. He was locationally tied up.
How many of us are locationally tied up? Waiting for the great escape!
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. Gen 41:14
There is something very important to see here. It was “Pharaoh” the ungodly ruler that commanded Joseph be hastily brought from the dungeon. Not the Jews, or any type of “Godly” leadership. It was the system of “mammon” that brought Joseph out and gave him prestige and prospered him. Yes, God was behind the wisdom Joseph had, I just want you to see that our way of escape is not always going to look spiritual.
I was frustrated over some situations I have been seeing and experiencing with God's people. They want out of the cage, yet they don't know the way out. They keep going back to the same place that goes nowhere expecting to have a different result.
I was meditating on this when I heard my chickens outside making a racket. Anyone who has chickens know they can make a lot of noise.
I had let out my larger chickens to roam in the morning and had shut my pen up because another hen just had biddies and I wanted to protect them.
Somehow, one of the chickens I let out managed to get back in the coop to lay her egg for the day. But when she was done, she couldn't get back out. She was yelling for the other chickens to help her. Due to the noise, I went down and reopened the door for her to get out. You'd think it was that simple. Nope. She kept running into the corner, screaming, throwing her self up into the fence time and again. I went into the pen to help direct her toward the door and the way out. She threw herself harder against the fence. Like somehow it would give way and let her out. I eventually just left until she figured it out for herself.
Big lesson here. ARE YOU ACTING LIKE A CHICKEN?
How many of us are in a cage and the door is wide open and we can't seem to notice that all we have to do is walk out?
We'd rather sit and whine, throw ourselves into the fence and freak out in fear!
We know what we are doing is not working, but it is familiar. Even though it is not working we fear the change that would be necessary to see what it is we are actually praying for.
It's time we start moving out in faith, instead of fear. The only way to build up your faith is to pray in the Spirit and read and hear the word of God.
Faith comes by hearing. Jesus said be careful what you are hearing because that is what you will have faith for.
If you are hearing what is said on the news, or hearing what the doctor says, or hearing what your circumstances say that is what you will have faith for.
You must continually be hearing what God says in order to have faith for it. Your actions speak louder than your words. You can say all you want, you can talk real bold, be a mighty-warrior of God. But if your actions don't back up what you say it means nothing. You don't really believe it.
If you ever said, “I would do (…...) but....” You are making excuses. Simple as that. People do what they want. You put your money and your time where you want. So stop making excuses. Stop trying to act spiritual. Just be real. Be real with yourself and with others. It's time for this sappy mealy-moused Christianity to end! It's time for us to truly walk as Sons of God.
Jesus never lacked. He never whined. He didn't go around accumulating things. He wasn't sick. He went about doing His Father's business. How did He do that? He spent a lot of one on one time with the Father.
Being a little tough here Cherie. Not anymore than the Father. He said,
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth
Rev 3: 15-16
Notice here He is addressing our works. What are we doing?
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is 58:6
Sometimes the process of release doesn't feel good. The end result, however, is freedom.
The Truth in love, is not always going to make us feel good. It might rub us the wrong way. It might even make us mad. But, if we humble ourselves and hear the Truth and allow it to enter into our hearts we'll be set FREE!
It's time to come out of the cage!
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