(21st January): A Prisoner of Christ

Reading: “The prisoner of Jesus Christ.”—Ephesians 3:1

Are you a prisoner of Jesus Christ? If so, like the apostle, you are bound with the chains of Jesus “the hope of Israel”—and they are golden chains. When Paul and Silas were fast bound in the prison, the consciousness of this made them sing for joy. Men have their prisons, and God has His. But here lies the vast difference: no bars or grates, among the closest prisons of men, can shut God out from comforting his prisoners; and, on the contrary, nothing can come in to afflict Jesus’ prisoners when he keeps them by the sovereignty of his grace, and love, and power.

Blessed Lord! Look on your poor prisoner; and come in, dear Lord, with wonderful condescension, and do as you have said—sup with him.

2017-02-23T18:07:37+03:00

About the Author: Aaron Dunlop

Originally from N. Ireland, Aaron pastored in Canada for ten years, and served as a missionary in Jamaica and more recently in Kenya. He continues his work in East Africa as the director of The Krapf Project, editing and preparing resources for rural pastors. He edits The Pastor's Study, a quarterly magazine published in Nairobi. Aaron is the pastor of Dunamanagh Baptist Church in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He is married to Grace and they have five children, James, Bethan, William, Emily and Thomas. In this blog, Aaron writes devotional, pastoral, and theological articles, as well as Church history. His latest book is a missionary biography on Dr Ludwig Krapf, the first Protestant missionary to East Africa.

(21st January): A Prisoner of Christ