All of us have times when we'd like to be completely free to do whatever we
want. We long to break out of our restricting circumstances. But total freedom
or complete independence is never an option for us. The Bible declares that we
are servants by nature, even though we might not realize it.
I read about some slave-making ants of the Amazon that illustrate man's
predicament. Hundreds of these ants periodically swarm out of their nest to
capture neighboring colonies of weaker ants. After destroying resisting
defenders, they carry off cocoons containing the larvae of worker ants. When
these "captured children" hatch, they assume that they are part of the family
and launch into the tasks they were born to do. They never realize that they are
forced-labor victims of the enemy.
Just as these little creatures are captives from the time of their birth, so we
enter the world enslaved to sin and Satan. But there is a solution. By turning
to Christ in faith, we are released from the condemnation of sin. Then by the
Holy Spirit's power we can begin serving the Lord.
We are all servants. Our decision, as Joshua pointed out, is not whether we will
serve, but whom.
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Thanks to Randy Walker
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