From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God
Part 1
What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the Law, but under
grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whomsoever ye give yourselves
as servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey, whether it
be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But
God be thanked, that ye have been the servants of
sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart unto the form of the
doctrine, where unto ye were delivered. Being then made free from
sin, ye are made the servants of righteousness.
The Epistle to the Romans 6:15-18
(Geneva Bible Translation Ed. 1599)
Greetings and good morning in the name
of our risen Savior Christ Jesus
In 1979, Bob Dylan penned a song called
“Gotta Serve Somebody” (a) The chorus of the song cold be said to
sum up Paul's writings above. Indeed, we all serve somebody. The
question then remains, who do we serve? Do we continue to serve sin,
or do we look to serve righteousness?
In the OT Joshua answers this question
by stating that he and his household will serve the Lord. (b)
The next question then is, why serve
sin, when it leads to death, when one can serve God, and His
righteousness, and walk the path to eternal life with Him?
Indeed it is a hard road on which to
travel these days.(c) With so much information being transmitted via
TV, radio, the net. We are constantly bombarded by what passes for
entertainment. In particular our children see these things. Even the
best of us cannot be with them twenty four seven. It is our double
duty to ensure that we not only walk the path ourselves but to
likewise guide them along with us. Let us endeavor therefore to give
guidance to our families as well as ourselves. For we WILL be serving
somebody.
(a) “But
you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're gonna have to
serve somebody, It may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're
gonna have to serve somebody.
“
(b)
Joshua 24:15
(c) As a side note, it is suggested one read John Bunyan's Pilgrim's
Progress, to fully understand the difficulties one faces in walking
the path of righteousness, and the way of the Lord
Related
scripture for meditation – 2 Peter 2:19
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