Slaves?

Hello everyone,

How are you doing today? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity – for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.” 2 Peter 2v19 (NIV)

2 Peter 2v19 continues on to tell us about the false teachers. One thing they promise is liberty, yet they themselves are slaves, slaves to things that will be destroyed, slaves to their evil desires and immorality and sin. Child of God, are you enslaved by something today? Romans 6v16 (NIV) says “Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey – whether you are the slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?” What do the choices you make say of who you are yielding to? Do you yield to your flesh, or the Spirit of God? Who are you serving? Romans 8v6 (AMP) says “Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter]. But the mind of the [Holy] Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever].”

Because of all that Christ accomplished for us, and the life we now live in Him, we are dead to sin, and do not need to live in subjection to sin anymore. Romans 6v9-12 (KJV) says “Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over Him. For in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.” Beloved, “… consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus” (Romans 6v11, NLT). 2 Corinthians 5v15 (AMP) says “And He died for all, so that all those who live might live no longer to and for themselves, but to and for Him Who died and was raised again for their sake.”

Supplementary Text

“Do not continue offering or yielding your bodily members [and faculties] to sin as instruments (tools) of wickedness. But offer and yield yourselves to God as though you have been raised from the dead to [perpetual] life, and your bodily members [and faculties] to God, presenting them as implements of righteousness.” Romans 6v13 (AMP)

Prayer

Father, we thank You so much for Your Word. Father, I offer every member of my body to you as an instrument of righteousness in Jesus name, amen. Spirit of the living God, overshadow my frailties and have Your way in me. I yield to You today in Jesus name, amen.