Wednesday the 12th

Hebrews 2:15

¹⁵ and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

 

I love that phrase, “held in slavery by their fear of death” Don’t we all know far to well just what that phrase means? On the surface one might say that sure, I used to be afraid of death, maybe some today still live with that fear, but it is much more than just no longer existing on this earth that works on us. We are afraid….because we are a slave to death. We take risk that we do not need to in an effort to “immortalize” ourselves here on Earth, we dance with sin or right up to the edge because “we only go around once”……but we are now new creations, we are dead to sin, and alive in Christ. The scoreboard has been turned off, the dead end sign ripped down, and the destination of our lives has forever been moved well away from our Earthly boundary.

We are freed from death, let that resonate in your ears, and taste the sweetness of it on your tongue as it rolls from your mouth. Free from death. No longer do we have to struggle to buy the bigger house, for our room is already prepared, no longer do we have to fear our bank accounts running dry for our treasures are stored up with our Father. No longer do we have to fear dying an unknown death, for our Father has written our name in the book of life. We are free, free to live a life basking in the glory of God.  Free to climb that obstacle in front of us without the fear of failure, for we know that God does not have failures for children. Free  to run faster, jump further, and fly higher, than we ever dared, because with the Gospel of truth laced to our feet we know no limits.  Yes, we are freed from the slavery of death, but not only are we free at the time of death, we have been freed to live a life without fear. My daughter has a wallpaper on her phone that reads that God’s will always turns out for the good in the end, if it is not good right now, then it must not be the end.  Seize your new life, enjoy your life fully, free from fear, and free from death! Let the world see what true freedom looks like!

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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