Let a question enter your heart, am I free, or do I have bars of sin holding me back? In the last post about the “Jail Cell” of sin I explained that the bars to that cell are created AS we sin. This is much like the story of Ebenezer Scrooge. The ghost, Jacob Marley, Ebenezer’s partner; comes to him to warn him of the judgement he is about to endure. Marley explains the chains that he had created through selfish sin caused him to carry those chains for eternity. This is like the bars we create in our “jail cell” when we choose to sin. But how could a loving God send his creation to hell? The answer is, “He did not create hell for us, he created it for Lucifer, and his followers called demons” (Pastor Eddy Brewer Capitol Hill Assembly Of God. Also, from other pastors). God who loved us so much gave us a way to escape our own created “jail cells” of sin. It is our sinful choices that send us to hell not God!
Lucifer and his demons are so mad at God for casting them into hell they seek to destroy all of God’s creation. How much better it is in Lucifer’s eyes that a man or woman be destroyed because they are made in the image of God. Therefore, he will take as many to hell with him as he can. This is the ultimate and only revenge he has against God for he knows his fate. Because of his own arrogance he believed he could overcome and be God.
Our God being the loving caring creator that we know him to be, gave us the ultimate sacrifice, Jesus, to cover us so that we may be able to slip through the bars and escape our punishment. Then we can become completely free of the cell we created.
All we need to do is believe that Jesus died for our sins, accept Him into our lives, and receive the forgiveness that God has provided for us through His grace and His mercy.
“May God bless you, protect you, make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. The lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace”. (Num 6:24-26)
Love you all in Jesus name, AMEN
T.Scott.Kisler 