When I first saw this platform from the highway, I thought it was an observation tower at a prison. It isn't. It is part of a Zip Line that goes over an African Animal Reserve in Arizona. (But, it is the only picture I have that would make someone think of a prison.)
I have been studying the Book of Hebrews. In Chapter 13:3 it says: "Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body."
That thought stuck in my mind - remember the prisoners. Sometimes I feel like a prisoner. Sometimes I don't want to be hospitable. Sometimes I forget how easy my life is and how difficult those in the Middle East and places like Haiti have it.
I have called myself a "Christian" since I was 8 years old. I have been able to study the Bible and Doctrine and have an understanding of what being a Christian is about. But, at different stages of my life I have been overwhelmed by my situation and forgotten to look for those who are in deep need.
The two sides of the coin are abundant life and tribulation. God's Word gives us direction regarding both. To be a Christian is to find out what Christ was doing here, then ask the Holy Spirit to create that purpose inside us. I think maybe that is why Paul was "free" when he was "bound" in Rome. His relationship with Jesus Christ gave him the freedom to help me find my place in this Body of Christ.
There are a lot of people locked inside themselves for various reasons. I am asking the Holy Spirit to set me free from my phobias so that I can better fulfill this admonition found in Hebrews 13.
