For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord's freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ's slave. You were bought at a price, do not become slaves of men. (1 Corinthians 7:22-23). Slavery was common throughout the Roman empire. Some Christians in the Corinthian church were undoubtedly slaves. Paul said that although the Christian slaves were slaves to other human beings, they were free from the power of sin in their lives. People today are slaves to sin until they commit their lives to Christ, who alone can conquer sin's power. Sin, pride & fear no longer have any claim over us, just as the slave owner no longer has power over the slaves he has sold. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity & to ever increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. Let us be holy as He is holy. Why? Without holiness, no one will see the Lord. Food for thought. Good morning Holy Spirit. Prayer: Father, help us to offer our bodies in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. Help us to live a life of holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. Help us to confess our sins & to repent of them. Wash us by the blood of Jesus. Purify us from all unrighteousness. Send your Word & deliver us from the urge to sin. Send your angels to minister to our deliverance needs. In Jesus mighty name we pray & believe, Amen. God bless you all.
This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds & write them on their hearts. I will be their God, & they will be My people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying: Know the Lord, because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. (Hebrews 8:10-11). If our hearts are not changed, following God's rules will be unpleasant & difficult. We will rebel against being told how to live the Christian way. The Holy Spirit, however, gives us new desires, helping us wanting to obey God. With new hearts, hearts of flesh & not hearts of stone, we will find that serving God is our greatest joy. Under God's new covenant, God's law is inside us & not outside, ie, on a tablet of stone. No, it's written in our hearts. It is no longer an external set of rules & principles. The Holy Spirit reminds us of Christ's words, activates our ...
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