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. Hebrews 2:14-15
Christ became one with man, sharing in our temptations, sorrows, joys………..even the pain of death. His objective? To destroy the devil’s power over us. Sin separates us from God and satan loves an isolated victim. When cut off from hope, complete control, bondage and eventually, total destruction is an easy feat. Jesus came to close the space between God and man, drawing us near and breaking sin’s grasp. When He died and rose again, death became irrelevant. He is not dead and neither will we be.
Here on earth, we have strength and resource to overcome our demons because Jesus, not the devil, had the final word……life! As for eternity? Satan will continue to be the prince of darkness while we join Jesus in Heaven’s glory.
We can become like Jesus because Jesus took on our nature to prepare the way to God’s glory. The immediacy is something to get excited about because eternal life begins the moment your faith takes you to God’s throne for forgiveness and reconciliation.
Have a Wonderful Wednesday,
Gretchen