"Set free from sin, you have become slaves of God," Romans 6:22.
Freedom. Folks seek it, chafing against restraint. Restraint to self-sufficiency, to self-direction. Yet, freedom remains relative to something. Free from this, but slave to that. Free from that, but slave to this. Or, perhaps, freedom arises in some choices one (freely) makes. That is, we get choose the master who will otherwise control our lives. Which is exactly what Scripture lays out for us: we may enslave ourselves to our inner selves, our passions, our unrestrained wants, our flesh. Or. We may enslave ourselves to God's own self, his passions, his unrestrained generosities, his spirit. And, having chosen our master, we get to drive to the full outcome. Which Scripture also lays out clearly: Self-ward path to rot, death, annihilation. Or. God-ward path to growth, life, immortality.
As we seek out a brother or sister today, we follow the master, Jesus, whom we have chosen freely. Chosen to love him with unperishable love, to serve him faithfully into immortality.
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