Take off your grave clothes!

 Hi friends, what are you allowing yourself  to be clothed  in?  Often times we clothe  ourselves with sorrow and sin. The Lord came to give us hope  and  eternal life.   However, we would rather wallow in self pity and sorrow  reflecting on the past and it's pain.  Remember when Jesus called Lazarus to come out of the grave?  He simply said "Lazarus come out".  Then Jesus instructed the people around him to take off  The grave clothes  that Lazarus was bound in. Keep in mind that Jesus is the  One who sets people free,  now  maybe you were not  in a grave  but you still feel bound  hy  Sin and shame. I  want to challenge you take off  your grave clothes! Don't try and do it in your own  effort  because  The Holy Spirit  has called you by name  and  will set you free  from what ever is binding you!  Whether it's an addiction  or your own brokenness  he is ready and waiting to see you come out and be set free  by his power and mercy! Remember friends every life is formed for his use!  Today's thoughts are taken from John 11:43&44