to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.–Isa 42:7 You must be out of the shackles of bondage yourself to help free others. When God calls a man, He first liberates him before sending him back to do the same to those still in captivity. You cannot set people free from what you too are a victim of.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. - 2Cor 4:7 If only you can see through your frailty, beyond your weaknesses and try to behold more than your infirmities! Deep within you, lies a hidden gem, something so precious yet so unique to you alone; carefully crafted and placed within you by the Spirit of God.

For every house is builded by some man… - Heb 3:4 Life is all about taking responsibility, nothing ever gets done by itself. Getting results out of life is no big bang theory, neither does it work like the theory of evolution. If in fact, life works more with the first law of motion, which states that, “A body at rest continues to be at rest, and that which is in motion will continue in uniform velocity on a straight line, unless compelled by an external force to act otherwise”.

and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. - Isa 42:7 Every man’s darkness is his prison. Any gray area in your life where there is no exactitude of light, illumination and mastery; is an area where the enemy has either kept you bound or will easily have the leverage to attack you. Many people are walking around in mobile prisons without realizing it, blinded by the darkness of status, fame and sometimes greed.

Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth, I tell you of them. - Isa 42:9 God wants us to take into cognizance the many wonderful promises of His to us that have or are already being fulfilled. He says in His word that we should take off our eyes from what we have always known, the old order and patterns, the former ways of life that kept us bound and afflicted.