Every person should experience the feeling of being totally free to be what they were always made to be. Jacob knew that moment when he looked at his son Naphtali.
“Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.” (Genesis 49 v 21)
Remember this line from the 1994 film, Forest Gump? “Run, Forrest, run!” It was said by his childhood friend, Jenny. Young Forrest had leg braces and was being chased by bullies who were throwing rocks at him. Jenny, running alongside him, shouted, “Run, Forrest, run!” and as he ran, the braces broke away and fell off. It was the moment he discovered he could run, and run fast. It became the defining image of his life. He ran from that moment forward literally and metaphorically.
A doe was made not to be constrained. Jacob saw something in Naphtali that spoke of freedom and beauty.
For anyone who has known what it is to be held back and unable to be fully what God made them to be, this is for you. You were not meant to live constrained. You were made to run. When grace sets a life free, it does not simply remove the restraint; it releases the power of multiplication. This is a language of blessing. Beautiful blessing.
Grace sends you running into something new. So run.
Missions Paul 