“You’ve observed how godless rulers throw their weight around, how quickly a little power goes to their heads. It’s not going to be that way with you. Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave. That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not be served—and then to give away his life in exchange for the many who are held hostage.”
Matthew 20:25b-28 – The Message
TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL LINK
In Touch Ministries - 07/13/06
Have you ever looked at yourself as a hostage? You may have never suffered through a kidnapping but you came into this world a hostage to sin.
Jesus Christ has paid the ransom to set you free. He paid it with His blood on the Cross. You no longer have to be in bondage to the sin nature you were born with. Through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ you can have victory over sin. The sin nature never leaves you and the devil will surely continue to tempt you but with Jesus as your Lord and the Holy Spirit as your help, you are a hostage set free.
“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. For the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you through Christ Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death.” (Romans 8:1-2)
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