Matthew 12:29 New International Version (NIV)
29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house
and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he
can plunder his house.
Jesus is quoting a general truism that was popular in his
day, but was using the "strong man" saying to refer to Satan. Satan
is the strong man that had us bound by sin and death and Jesus broke into house
and stole us back because he could bind the strong man. He did this by becoming
human and facing death with complete obedience to God and then rose from the
dead to defeat death and give us life! Praise God! Jesus broke into the Strong
Man's house. He overpowered him and bound him. And, what did he bring out of the
Strong Man's house? Buried treasure, of course! And that treasure is us!!
Thought for today:
What needs to be bound in my life?
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