“And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”” – Exodus 20:1-2
Scripture reading: John 8:31-36
Apart from Christ, we remain in bondage and slaves to sin. Only Christ can set us free from the penalty and the power of sin. We need deliverance; to be released from condemnation; to experience liberation; to receive double imputation–my sin to Jesus His righteousness coming to me. There is no other name under heaven, by which we must be saved. Jesus, who is the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Him.
- “O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Romans 7:24-25)
- For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:2)
- Who the Son sets free, is free indeed (John 8:36)
- For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1)
- Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. (Psalm 118:5)
- Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. (I Peter 2:16)
We say it again: only Christ our Redeemer can set us free. Glory Hallelujah!
I thought I could have leaped from earth to heaven at one spring when I first saw my sins drowned in the Redeemer’s blood. – Charles Spurgeon
Suggestions for prayer
“O Lord, our Saviour help, and glorify Your name; deliver us from all our sins and take away our shame” (TPH 79B:2).
Rev. Vellenga is presently serving as a ‘here and there’ preacher who preaches across several Reformed denominational/federational lines. Peter and his wife Judith reside in Delaware, Ontario and are blessed with eight children and a growing quiver of grandchildren. Get this devotional delivered directly to your phone each day via our RP App. This devotional is made available by the Nearer To God Devotional team, who also make available in print, for purchase, at NTGDevotional.com.
