{"id":1069,"date":"2018-09-26T16:01:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T20:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missiondiscovery.org\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2023-07-12T03:14:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T07:14:22","slug":"redemption-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missiondiscovery.org\/news\/redemption-song\/","title":{"rendered":"REDEMPTION SONG"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Freeing Yourself From Yourself.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>A closer look into the lyrics of Bob Marley.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>He steps into the lights and the look on his face confirms an idea, he knows this song is bigger than him.\u00a0The guitar chimes in, but there is no need for drums or bass or anything else.\u00a0Sometimes the most powerful message doesn\u2019t need much to be heard.\u00a0It\u2019s strength lies in it\u2019s simplicity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRedemption Song\u201d is my favorite of all the Marley tunes that continue to ring loud across the Island of Jamaica.\u00a0It speaks of a people that have been broken, devalued, and taken advantage of.\u00a0And in the midst of that suffering he sings, \u201cBut my hand was made strong by the hand of The Almighty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second verse is mystifying.\u00a0It\u2019s a challenge for people to free themselves from the mental slavery that came out of their physical slavery.\u00a0\u201cNone but ourselves can free our minds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are things in life that bind us.\u00a0Once something digs it\u2019s claws into us, it is hard to escape, even if the problem isn\u2019t a problem anymore.<\/p>\n<p>She made the phone call and escaped to her sisters house just in time.\u00a0The abuse had become too much.\u00a0That was 2 years ago, and she hasn\u2019t looked at a man the same since.\u00a0To her, the abuse never stopped.<\/p>\n<p>And he gave up alcohol 2 years ago, but any time he sees the condensation on the outside of a bottle he remembers that taste.\u00a0It\u2019s a taste that has ruined his life more than once before.<\/p>\n<p>And she remembers the words \u201cApply Yourself\u201d on an art project from middle school.\u00a0She failed the class.\u00a0She\u2019s now 28 years old and hides herself and her feelings from others.\u00a0She doesn\u2019t realize there is a creative monster inside, begging for another chance.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus wants us to be completely free in Him.\u00a0Does your mind have you incarcerated, keeping you from that freedom?\u00a0Take the words from the great lyricist Bob Marley, \u201cEmancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>May you come to a deeper understanding this week that God is with you, and for you, and very very close to you.<\/p>\n<p>Ghandi once said, \u201cBe the change you wish to see in the world.\u201d Do you want to make a difference?\u00a0Click below to learn how.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missiondiscovery.org\/trips\/eden-jamaica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamaica Mission Trips<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freeing Yourself From Yourself. 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