A BONDSLAVE

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div

“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; ² Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: ³ Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.” Ephesians 2:1-3

How mournful and how complete is my captivity to sin!

• A bondslave in the prison-house of fear, dreading the eternal death which the Scripture says is the wages of my sin;
• A bondslave in the prison-house of shame, hating and despising myself because of my evil thoughts and ways;
• A bondslave in the dungeon of helplessness, longing to break the meshes which entangle me and to escape into Heaven’s free air — but finding all my endeavours of no avail;
• A bondslave in the dungeon of despair, seeing in front of me nothing but “dreadful time, dreadful eternity, no comfort anywhere!”

— that is what I am.

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 IN HEAVENLY PLACES

But how blessed and how complete is Christ’s freedom?

In His Book, there are a thousand precious promises for me.

In His redemption, there is a full atonement for my basest and blackest transgressions.

In His Holy Spirit, there is sanctification which will rid me of my defiling corruptions.

In His Heaven, I shall not see my sins anymore!

Thus my Saviour deals with me and my hateful iniquity!

“But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus!” Ephesians 2:4-6