Gone into captivity.

"Therefore my people have gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst" (Isaiah 5:13 NKJV). So many in this world have no knowledge of the Message of the Cross. It is the Word of God, and many do not understand it. We have knowledge of everything other than the knowledge of the Bible. For example, we know how to build a house, how to grow in the ministry, or how to be successful; but we have no knowledge of Jesus and what He did at the cross. It was at this cross that all sins were broken and all humanity was set free. Isaiah says, "the multitude dried up" because they have no knowledge of who God the Father is. Many take church, prayer, and worship lightly. It has become a ritualistic thing in their lives. Some come to the house of God, hear the message, and leave, only to find themselves once again in sin, burdened and hurting. So many are in captivity, blinded by the gods of this world, and time and time again they cry out for freedom only to find that their hearts are trapped by sin. There is a way out and it comes through faith in the cross of Calvary, where Jesus Christ hung and died for all humanity. When our faith is in the cross of Jesus Christ, strength and perseverance is available to us to help us overcome, and the mighty grace of God is there to help us through. God bless you