“Slave or Not a Slave”

“Slave or Not a Slave?”

 

Are you a slave? Don’t let that worry you—-but if you get a chance to be free, take it. And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now FREE in the Lord. And if you were FREE when the Lord called you, you are now a SLAVE of Christ.  1st Corinthians 7:20-22

The Apostle Paul is speaking to the Corinthians, concerning their status of being a slave or not being a slave. He told them NOT to WORRY, but if they ever got the opportunity to be SET FREE, they should take it.  He reminds them that IF they were a SLAVE when the Lord called them, they were FREE now in the LORD. 

However, IF they were FREE when the LORD CALLED THEM, they were NOW a SLAVE of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  FREEDOM is a PRECIOUS thing and SHOULD BE enjoyed by EVERYONE.  Being a SLAVE, means to be OWNED by SOMEONE other than themselves, and to SERVE their OWNERS and OBEY them at any cost.

Now, the fact of the matter is that we ALL are SLAVES to SOMETHING or SOMEONE. Our scripture tells us that:  “IF you were a SLAVE when the Lord called you, you are NOW FREE in the LORD.”  For those who are NOT FREE in the LORD, because they are HELD CAPTIVE by their TASKMASTER, which would be the WORLD, and the SINFUL THINGS that the WORLD offers, it is NOT CHRISTLIKE in any way. And the REASON is that this OLD WORLD has become very WICKED and people like to be their OWN TASKMASTER, which will lead them to an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once they are there. 

For those who are FREE when the Lord CALLS them, they become SLAVES of Christ Jesus.  God paid a HIGH PRICE for YOU and ME to be able to spend our ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  And that PRICE was the DEATH of His ONLY SON, who SUFFERED, BLED, DIED and was RESURRECTED from DEATH and the GRAVE.  It is the TRULY FREE BELIEVER’S responsibility to be OBEDIENT to God’s LAWS and to SERVE our MASTER, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, with LOVE, JOY, PEACE, and FREEDOM, which is NOT FREE.

So, if you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, through the LORD JESUS, but you are being ENSLAVED by this SINFUL WORLD, and your TASKMASTER is the devil, then you MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS, who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE your SOUL from an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS.  You MUST BELIEVE with ALL your HEART, that JESUS DIED for YOU and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and be set FREE with the SPIRIT of CHRIST being your NEW TASKMASTER.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can!!!  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!