Enslaved

“…people are slaves to whatever masters them” (2 Peter 2:19, NIV).

Slave: a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. synonym: bondman, bondwoman, bondservant, bondslave, serf, vassal, thrall 

When I hear the word slave, immediately my mind goes to the brutal mistreatment that my ancestors suffered because of the color of their skin. When I looked up the definition of slavery on the internet, pictures of auction blocks depicting the way my ancestors would have been treated were displayed. My heart aches with pain because of the complete and utter brokenness that was in this country at that time. Slavery was a result of a deceptive and destructive spiritual scheme led by Satan himself. The saddest part is that few people recognized or understood that Satan was and still is the ruler behind this awful atrocity. 

Scripture says, "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me” (Psalm 51:5, KJV). From birth we were all enslaved to Satan and he is constantly devising plans to set us up to destroy ourselves and each other. He is the lord of all evil. He moves around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. We would never think of ourselves as enslaved by anyone because we cannot see Satan in the flesh. Satan knows we think with our natural carnal mind instead of with our spiritual mind, therefore it gives him the advantage to keep us in bondage. He deceives many into believing that since we cannot see him, he must not be real; therefore, we direct our revenge at the wrong enemy.

In America, everyone believes we are free. Earlier this month, we celebrated our Independence Day. Many people put American flags on their homes and all kinds of fireworks were set off to commemorate this occasion. Satan keeps us focused on the natural things which are passing away so we will continue to be enslaved to him. 

However, all is not lost, for we have a choice of whom or what will master us. Scripture teaches that Jesus came to the earth, lived a sinless life and died on the cross for our sin. He paid the price to give us a choice of a new master. The choice is up to us, we can be mastered by Satan, the lord of all evil or Jesus Christ, the Lord of lords who gives eternal life. Any other choice besides Jesus Christ is a choice of Satan. Romans 10:9 says, “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

We are all enslaved but because of Jesus Christ we have a choice.

Father, 
Thank you for giving us a choice to live eternally with you, we know that your yoke is easy and your burdens are light. According to Romans 10:9, if we declare with our mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead, we will be saved. We ask you to become the master ruler over our lives. 

Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11

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