Now that you have been set free from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness. ~ Romans 6:18 (CEB)
You are the Master -- and we are your slaves. Except, unlike our prior slavery, we have chosen to be your slaves. And you have been merciful to us. Your mercy is restoring us -- healing us -- and ironically -- freeing us. So now, I really want to serve you. It's not because I have to, but because I want to. I am so grateful for your kindness. It makes me want to live the right kind of life. I acknowledge my inconsistency in obeying you. And I am working on becoming more consistent. But it's not really so much about me, anyway. It is all about your grace. For you are the one will empower me to turn to you. So, Master Jesus, today I am going to focus my attention on serving you through every interaction and activity. Amen.Challenging Words
- ironically -- surprisingly in a strange or twisted way, the opposite of what you might think
- inconsistency -- failing to be consistent. not living in the way that you say you believe, doing the right thing sometimes -- but not at other times
- interaction -- the communication between two or more people or parties. It can be a conversation where people speak. It can be messages sent on Facebook. Or it can be totally non-verbal, where people are not speaking at all.