Inspiration

SLAVES-BEFORE AND AFTER

 

Hebrews 2:14-16: “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death-that is, the devil- and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants.”

 

The children referred to here are the descendants of Abraham, but as you know, His people by and large, refused to accept Jesus as the Messiah, resulting in Jesus turning to the Gentile nation. The important issue here is the fact Jesus came to redeem those who would eventually accept Him on faith and faith alone.

 

Before one accepts Jesus as Savior the devil is their master and they are his children; conversely when one accepts Jesus as Savior they become children of God. Everyone is a child of someone; the big question for anyone is: ‘Who am I a child of, Satan or God?’ If you will remember Jesus told the Jews in John 8:44, after they claimed they were the children of Abraham: “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire…”

 

If you don’t know who your master is you should read the Bible to discover Him.