Shadow of Calvary – God Behind Bars at Angola (post 4 of 6)

As I go through life it is my goal to bring praise to his name who created it all!

“…Christ will be exalted in my body…”

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Remember Jesus tells us:

This week I want to continue a 6 part series sharing songs from a new playlist I’m listening to on YouTube. These songs were put out by “God Behind Bars” from a group of artists who recently spent time at Angola prison. Over the next six weeks I’m going to share one song from the playlist and maybe a thought or two. If you want to listen to all the songs now you can look up God Behind Bars.

A link to to their YouTube playlist can be found here.

This song reminds me of a “mic drop” moment in scripture (from Jesus):

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

-Luke 4:16-19

Then comes the mic drop:

And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

-Luke 4:20-21

Today!

He came to set us free!

Have you met Jesus? HE came to set us free!

I believe salvation is as easy as ABC. Admit You’re A Sinner, Believe Jesus Is Lord, Call Upon His Name (Confess).

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9