and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. (Hebrews 2:15 ESV)
Freedom
We like to claim freedoms all across the board, but only Christians are free from all slavery. Fear of death is overwhelming. People fear death and therefore worry about health. People fear death and therefore worry about our future. People fear death and therefore worry about our family. People fear death and worry about nearly everything.
And those fears enslave us.
They can control our every thought, word, and deed. They own our past, our present, and our future. If we make almost every decision in fear of death, we would be slaves to death.
But Jesus not only defeated death, He turned it into a blessing. Because of what Jesus did to death, death is now the gateway into the fantastic presence of God. Death is the first and final step into heaven. Death is a blink of our eyes before they open and see Jesus, forever.
And that frees us from everything.
We are peculiar, we are truly not slaves.