Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength

Isaiah 52:1-2 "Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength...Shake off your dust, rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion"
Wake up, beloved! Shake off the layer of dusty disappointment and the cloud of despair. God is calling you to rise up in strength, and to be free from the chains that hold you back. Do not wither away in a prison, whose door is actually open!
The chains around your neck may seem heavy and imposing, but they are not attached to anything. The Lord wants you free from bondage and captivity. What is it that is holding you here?
Have you believed lies about yourself? What is it that you find unforgivable? What wound do you have that just will not heal? Ask God to meet you here..and to heal you here.
He lives in you..but go ahead and invite Him in to those difficult places. He will come in like a tide and wash you. He will bear the weight of the chains that are holding you down. His light will shine brightly on the open door of your self-imposed cell. Flee..and be free.
K Armstrong
Everyone..I have a prayer request today. My online friend Margarita has been keeping me informed about her precious little grandson who is only one year old. He has had a problem with some type of sac of fluid that has formed near his heart. As of yesterday, it appeared that he was developing pneumonia and he was hospitalized on major antibiotics and facing surgery. I am asking everyone to pray for this precious little boy..I know that you are men and women of faith and I am so thankful that we can share our burdens with one another. I will let you know when I hear from Margarita how the baby is doing.
God bless all of you. This weekend, my prayer is that each of us would simply spend time in His presence..may we never take for granted His goodness to us, or the great love for us. May this be a time of thanksgiving from the heart of every believer.