The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance (aphesis) to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty (aphesis) them that are bruised. Luke 4:18

The Greek word 'aphesis' means forgiveness. But in this particular verse it's translated as both deliverance and liberty.

Isn't it interesting that deliverance and liberty are directly tied together with forgiveness?

One of the most effective tools the enemy uses to steal our joy is unforgiveness. With just a little foothold of unforgiveness in our lives, we can easily become bound with chains of bitterness, resentment, anger and rage.

If we let that foothold linger without dealing with it, eventually it will lead to our own self-destruction.

Let's not let the...

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