02Nov16

Mark 10:43-44
"But whoever would be great among you must be your slave, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all."

Have you ever been a slave? You personally. Do you know how it feels or what comes from it? Read the verse above again. It carries serious weight in the grand scheme of what it means to be a Christian. Would you be willing to submit to slavery to serve someone else? Would you be willing to not just lay down your life but, lay down your freedom for the sake of another? The Greek word "slave" that is used here is not just a servant, it is not someone who voluntarily works for someone, it is someone who has been taken into service (whether initially by choice or not) and now has no other function in life but to serve their master. Their freedom is gone. Their choices are relinquished. They are no longer their own. But, that is the cost of Christ. That the level of selflessness that God calls us to in this life. You will only know true freedom when you become a slave. You will only find the will of the Father when you relinquish your own. Are you a slave of Christ or just someone who likes to sometimes do what He says? See the difference? One is His, claimed by Him, and the other is just a part-time employee.