Introduction:
Have you ever locked your keys in your car before? Or have you locked your house key inside and you are left standing outside? In both of these situations, the person is helpless and cannot get into their car or house until someone comes with a spare. It is a helpless feeling standing outside your own house with no way to get in. It is only when someone else intervenes with a key that you are delivered from your own mistake. This is where we have all been in relation to the Kingdom of God. We have locked ourselves out as a penalty of our sin. But praise be to God, for the only one who is free and is able to set us free has intervened.
John 8:34-36
“Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
Think about it:
If the Son was not free, then you and I would have no hope to be set free. It is only because we have a savior who chose to intervene for mankind that we may be set free from sin. Jesus says “everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin,” encompassing the whole population of the world minus one, Jesus Christ. Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.
Take away:
Only the Son can set you free from the power of sin.
Personal reflection:
Write down the first time you remember experiencing freedom from sin through Jesus.