Old Testament Scripture Reading: Hosea 13:14 ( KJV)
Hos 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
New Testament Scripture Reading: Hebrews 2:14 – 16 (KJV)
Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Heb 2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Heb 2:16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
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Transforming Power Statements:
1) The promises of God must be the fuel for a walk in fearlessness because what He has said is what He will do and His promises, both for believers, or against unbelievers, shall come to pass.
2) The Promise from God to eradicate the penalty caused by sin which is death began just after Adam sinned and this penalty was in the bulls-eye of God according to the book of Genesis and by the time of Hosea, there had been a number of other prophecies to indicate that God was planning to deliver victory over the grave to everyone who believed.
3) We must thank God for fulfilling these prophecies as we walk fearlessly in the truth like Daniel, Gideon, Sampson, David, Paul, Peter, etc. Knowing that the enemy; “death” has now been destroyed through the promises of God by the finished work of Jesus at Calvary.