Prison's End

Sunday, May 25, 2025

A pastor in Communist Eastern Europe was abducted at gunpoint. He was put in prison, his identity stripped, his possessions gone, and his old life now just a memory. He lived the next part of his life in an underground prison. For most people, that would be a problem, an obstacle to ministry and God's purposes. But the pastor didn't see prison as a hindrance to God's calling, to ministry, or to the purposes of God in his life, but rather as an opportunity. And that's just what happened. In prison, he learned to worship, share the Gospel, minister, and glorify God. You, too, may be dealing with an unwanted situation in your life. It may seem like a prison or a hindrance to God's will, and you can't wait for the situation to change. But don't waste your time or your life living like that. Your ministry is not what begins when God changes your situation. It begins right now when you change your heart. Whatever your situation is, start glorifying Him fully right here and now. For then you will never know prison, only His glory.

From Message #1183 - Unbound