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“For of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage” (2 Peter 2:19).
When the Russian revolution occurred back in 1917, over one hundred years ago, many people there thought that they would enjoy real freedom. Instead, however, they found that under Lenin, and later under Stalin, they were brought into bondage worse than they had known before. Many people were killed, sent to labor camps, and ill-treated for simply disagreeing with what was being done to the country. They were “overcome” by force, and then literally made slaves of the state.
In this verse today, God is warning us that to turn away from the Lord, and to trust in this world, is indeed to be brought into slavery. The world promises us liberty and freedom, but Satan is a deceiver. He makes promises but never keeps them. He may make things nice for a short while, but then brings in bondage and death. Tomorrow we will see what the Lord wants to bring us.
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