From Bondage to Freedom

By Robert L. Carpenter

There is a story in the Old Testament that tells us about the children of Israel while they were in Egypt. There were literally millions of men, women, and children living in Egypt under Pharoah’s rule and reign. Generations of families had been born and died in Egypt.

Egypt was a place of bondage and slavery for the Israelites. Night and day all they did was serve Pharaoh, who was a ruthless, arrogant and selfish dictator. Their life was not their own.

Also, Egypt was a place of depression. Many of the Israelites felt like they would never be able to leave Egypt and it depressed them. Although they knew they did not have to be in Egypt, and although they knew that there was a better place for them somewhere out there, they were manipulated to think that they would always have to remain in Egypt. Consequently, many became depressed.

Egypt was also a place of poverty. Nothing that they earned, which was virtually nothing, was theirs. Pharaoh could, at any given time, take what they had earned and restrict what they could have in their possession. Egypt was a horrible place of overwhelming despair. It was not the place that they were destined to be.

One significant point that I ascertained from this story was that the children of Israel were only a day’s journey from their “Promised Land.” The Promised Land was a place of freedom. The Promised Land was a place of prosperity. The Promised Land was a place of new beginnings, but because the Israelites became comfortable in their discomfort, it took many years before they crossed over into the Promised Land. As a matter of fact, many generations of families died in Egypt and were not even given a proper burial.

There are multiplied millions of women in America who are right now in their own personal Egypt. They are in a place of bondage. They are in a place that they know they aren’t supposed to be. They are in a place of poverty. They are in a state of depression, just like the children of Israel. Their “Pharoah” has convinced them that they cannot have freedom. Their Pharaoh has convinced them that they cannot make it to their “promised land.” Their Pharaoh has told them that their quality of life will not improve. They have been manipulated and forced to believe that there is no way out. They have been told this is the way it is.

However, it only takes a day to change from bondage to freedom. It only takes determination to get out of Egypt. It only takes a revelation of knowing what they deserve in life. It takes a day to move into the Promised Land, which is a place of celebration, newness of life and prosperity.

Time’s up! It’s time to let our women know they don’t have to remain in bondage. Get the kids. Stop the generational cycle. Stop the madness and move from bondage to freedom today!