I hope this is interesting for you – in the OT it seems generally regarded by Moses etc that God's greatest work was getting his people free of slavery. The biggest thing was the Exodus. Pre-Jesus the nation understood salvation slightly differently than we do – they understood it to be a work of God that sets us free from those things which enslave us.
It may be today that we sometimes have a somewhat smaller view of salvation, that it's something that happens when we die, a setting free from enslaving sin and death. But Biblical salvation also concerns our being set free from what might enslave us in everyday life.
The enemy has come to steal and kill and destroy but Jesus has come that we might have abundant lives. Jesus asks us to pray that the kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. On earth? Jesus knew that salvation is for now. It is a trusting in Jesus that prepares the way for his setting us free from those things which enslave our lives.
I'm not sure if a few unsightly freckles quite make the grade, but if a part of your life has overtaken the whole then now's the time to speak with the God of the burning bush who set the children free from the slavery of Pharaoh!
Every blessing - Mike
Revd Mike Endicott
Director: Order of Jacob's Well
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