Isaiah
61 is the measure of whether one has been anointed by the spirit of the Lord or
not. Good news for the oppressed not narrow views that suppress life and love; healing
words that bind up the broken hearted not harsh speech that hurts; liberating
words that free one from the fear that God is not ultimately and completely “for
us.” It does not mean there are no words
of correction or constraint. Just the opposite. Right behavior flows from right
relationship and right relationship is established by unconditional love. Or as
Jesus said, “Perfect love casts out all fear” When we live more fully into the
unconditional love of God we are less likely to withhold love from others and
ourselves which may actually be the harder of the two. The brokenhearted healed,
the ones who mourn comforted, the faint of spirit made strong, all are signs of
the Spirit whose speech blesses the world with light and love and liberty so
that good news for the oppressed is just as good for the oppressor as freedom
for the captive is ultimately freedom for the captor.
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