Freedom Reigns

Freedom reigns in this place, showers of Mercy and Grace. Falling on every face, there is freedom. -Jesus Culture

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. –2 Corinthians 3:17

This song has been running through my mind all week. We sang it Sunday in church and as I have been preparing for Myanmar this week, I cannot stop thinking about the first line in the chorus freedom reigns in this place.  

We live in a world where freedom does not reign in many places. In Myanmar, thousands are stuck in literal bondage, enslaved to a master who demands all sorts of evil. It makes my blood boil. To think right now a young girl is at the mercy of men who can buy her for a few hours for a few dollars.  It is not fair. It is not right. And it is not just. It is dark and evil.  But we serve a God who stands for freedom and justice and calls us to do the same. 

My prayer for this trip and for this year is that freedom would reign in Myanmar. That the church would rise up and would fight the injustice and the slavery. That a year from now, Myanmar would stand out as an unexplainable country in which unexplainable progress has been made towards once again eradicating slavery. It’s an audacious prayer. But it comes from a heart broken for the voiceless, the enslaved, and the girl who longs for freedom. Will you join my voice in prayer for freedom to reign in Myanmar*?

Luke 4:18-19
The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.

*follow our trip on the team blog here