Tuesday, July 10, 2018

No Longer Slaves

"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" John 8:32.

Knowing the truth is what sets us free. It's lies that bind us, trap, hinder and imprison us. God sent the Truth (His Son) to set us free. In John chapter 14 Jesus said, "I am the way the truth and the life".

So who are we? As a born again Christian our identity in is birthed in freedom. Remember the account of Abraham? He had two sons. One by a slave woman, and the other by the free woman, His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born because of the promise. (Galatians 4:22)

We too are born of the "free Seed" which is Christ.

Who we used to be?  Enslaved to the devil, born into sin.

The definition of slavery:
1) A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
2) A person who works excessively hard.

Back in the 1800's slaves had to wear a metal badge around thier neck identifying them as slave property.  Such as the one below.


Although slavery has long been abolished, there remains another type of slavery which still exists.  Spiritual slavery. It's not a mandatory incarceration, yet without the knowledge of this "abolishment," many still suffer it's hard laborous punishment, and it imprisons the soul.

Prior to becoming a Christian, we were once slaves to sin and slaves to the devil. He used to own us. Yes, he was our master. His evil commands were all we knew. They were how we were led.

Until we discovered...we had a Redeemer. One who bought us at the highest price, in order to set us free. Now we are led by the Good Sheperd, who leads us beside the still waters. Without chains!

1 Peter 1:18 " It was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a Lamb without blemish or defect".

Remember when Moses led the Hebrews out of bondage, on the night before they left, the blood of a lamb stopped death from entering thier homes.  Each Israelite family was instructed to place the blood over the lintel and the doorposts of the home.  When the death angel passed through, it passed over them because of the blood.  (Exodus 12:23)

Likewise, we also have an "Exodus" of our own. We can leave the devils domain and never look back. As a born again Christian, we belong to God and the blood of the Lamb (Jesus) has been applied to the doorpost of our heart. Now death can not enter in, it must forever...pass over us.

No longer will we wear the "badge" of the devil, but we "wear RED". When the devil sees the blood, he has to flee.  He has no power over it. And just like kryptonite weakened superman, the blood weakens the devil.

We are no longer slaves to death, fear or sin. They have no rightful hold on us.

"The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set us free from the law of sin and death". 
Romans 8





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