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[Lighthouse Daily Devotion] Chains in Christ

Chains in Christ
Submitted by Frank Williams
July 28, 2025


Php 1:12-14 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; 13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; 14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

Often, thankfully, the Lord allows seasons when we are across the Jordan and in the land of promise. Milk and honey is flowing, and walls are falling down.

But then you are hit with a catastrophe, like Israel at Ai. There may be trouble at church, physical illness, challenges in the family or marriage, or you are besieged with the stresses of ministry in general.  It may seem that with every step forward, there’s a new challenge awaiting.

Chains come in all weights and sizes. They may wrap themselves around you like they did Paul in prison. When he wrote to the Philippians, he was in chains for preaching the gospel. But these kind of hardships were something he knew to expect in his life, as the Lord had told him such in Acts 9:15.

So, he just simply kept doing what he had been called to do no matter the obstacles. You might say he was tenaciously determined. Biblically and spiritually so.

The end result? Even in prison, he tells us that the things which happened to him resulted in the spreading of the gospel. He viewed his chains as “bonds in Christ.”  

That kind of attitude gives trials a different perspective. It helps to see our “chains” as being in the Lord and for His purposes, to conform us to His Image, and to further His gospel through us.

So keep bearing fruit, Beloved. Even while you have chains wrapped around you. Take a faith-positive attitude to them. See them as “Chains in Christ.”

Reflection—When the root is deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.

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