RELEASE

Release. we hear that word and it can bring a lot of thoughts to our mind. New release in theaters, release from something, release valve, etc. The list is endless and much longer than the one I just made!

i like that word a lot more than the opposite which would be bound or held. Actually both words are used in one scripture found in Matthew 16. Jesus said to His disciples that whatever they bound on earth would be bound in heaven and whatever was loosed or released on earth would be released in heaven.

Another version gives us clearer understanding of this concept. It is actually saying that what is already released or bound in heaven is our legal right to bind or release on the earth! Now that is mind shattering isn't it! It really makes it a lot easier to understand. First of all we are to carry out on earth what is done in heaven! Secondly we need to know what is finished in heaven before we can finish it here on the earth!! Actually that should be first and the other one second..... OK you get my point. Heaven and earth are interlinked.

Here is the point I am getting to although adding a bit as we go. It is the principle of release. When Jesus healed people he released them from sickness. When he forgave he released from sin and its bondage. When he resurrected he released from death and its power. When he spoke he released power. Actually Jesus released people and still does in all kinds of ways. It should be of no surprise that he is still releasing in us.

Now let me add a thought to this. Most of the time we are looking at being released from something. How about looking at it from another angle. God doesn't just release us from stuff, he releases us into something new! The greatest benefit of being released is not being free. It is being released or free in order to move into something better!! I like that thought. Too many times we only concentrate on what we are coming out of. Well what we are going into is cause for great joy. We should rejoice in our freedom and release that God has purchased and finished in heaven and use it to move into what is awaiting us! Let's declare release in our lives. Add to your declaration what you have been released to accomplish!!