“Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death” (Hebrews 2:14-15).
The thought that we can step out of this life into eternity without knowing where we are going or what it can be like is overwhelming. I don’t know how anyone handles that. Death isn’t natural. God never intended it to be part of our experience but death came into the world because of sin and sin came into the world because Adam and Eve yielded to Satan’s deception.
There are some people, though, who don’t fear death. They are the ones who believe in Jesus. Jesus, by His death and resurrection, broke the power of the devil. When He did that He freed those who believe in Him from their slavery to the fear of death. Those who believe in Jesus can have confidence in their eternal destiny. We’ll live forever and this life will end with our stepping up to an eternity in His presence.
I can’t think of a more tormenting thought than not knowing where I will spend eternity. Because Jesus, with His resurrection, broke the power of death no believer needs to be afraid of death. We can confidently say to those who die in faith “I’ll see you again.” We will not only be together forever but we’ll be in the presence of the One who made us free. That’s God’s guarantee to everyone who believes in His Son.
