Your Moment of Freedom

Some struggles last so long that freedom can feel impossible—but Jesus specializes in sudden turnarounds. This article reminds us that no matter how long the bondage, one touch from Christ can bring complete and lasting freedom.

No matter how long you’ve been bound, one touch from Jesus can set you free.

One Sabbath day, Jesus was teaching in the synagogue where “there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years” (Luke 13:10–17). Imagine how hopeless she must have felt. For nearly two decades, she had endured this debilitating condition—stuck, limited, and weary.

When You’ve Been Stuck Too Long

Perhaps you’re facing something similar today, a struggle that’s lingered far too long. You’ve tried everything, but nothing changes. Like this woman, you may feel crippled by something beyond your control. It’s no fun being stuck. Maybe it’s a medical issue doctors can’t solve, bills that outpace your income, or a relationship that weighs you down.

But here’s the good news: “With God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). When you can’t help yourself and no one else can fix your problem, God can break through and set you free!

The Bible says this woman “was bent over and could not straighten herself.” What a picture of being burdened by life’s pressures, sins, or sorrows. Sometimes the weight feels too heavy and all we can do is cast our burdens on the Lord (Psalm 55:22). She had come to the end of her strength, ready for a miracle only God could perform.

Jesus Sees You and Calls You

Then everything changed. Verse 12 says, “Jesus saw her” and “called her over.” Friend, Jesus sees you too. He knows your pain, He cares deeply, and He’s calling you to come closer and receive His touch. After eighteen years of suffering, she heard His liberating words: “Woman, you are freed from your disability.”

The word disability here means weakness or lack of strength. We’ve all been there: feeble, powerless, and unable to fix ourselves. But “while we were still weak, Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6). The same Savior who forgave and rescued you then is ready to deliver you now from whatever holds you back.

One Touch Changes Everything

The woman’s healing was instant: “He laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she glorified God” (v. 13). After years of bondage, one touch changed everything. Jesus still specializes in amazing turnarounds, transforming sickness into health, lack into abundance, despair into joy.

Jesus revealed the source of her suffering: “whom Satan bound for eighteen years” (v. 16). Many of our battles are spiritual. Freedom comes when we confront the enemy and use God’s weapons: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).

So insert your name into Jesus’ words: “I am set free from my infirmity.” Let faith rise. The mighty One who lives in you is greater than anything against you, and your moment of freedom may be closer than you think.

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