Servant

“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” (Romans 6:16)

It sounds like circular logic, doesn’t it? Who you give yourself to obey, is whom you become servant to. When you sin, you give yourself up as a servant to sin. Yeah, well, that’s not so bad, right? A little pleasure, a little fun. What’s wrong with that?

Do you not know, that the “sting of death is sin”? (1 Corinthians 15:56a)

Participating in sin is yielding yourself servant to death. Read that sentence again. Sweet may be the taste, but it is a poison designed to kill you.

Yeah, but that taste of sin is so sweet, so irresistible.

Heed the wisdom of James.

“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren.” (James 1:14-16)

Of course the taste of sin is sweet! It’s a bait trap. Death has to offer you something to enflame your lust and entice your free will into action.

Who would you rather be servant to? Choose, for you will serve one or the other. There is no such thing as not serving.

Choose life. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

Bill Hitchcock