Romans 6:16

Romans 6:16

Humanity was made to worship. Everything we are longs for something to fill that God-shaped whole, something to live for, a reason to get up every day. The list of things we worship could go on forever. Romans 6:16 tells us that we are slaves to whatever we obey. It is a sobering thought to know that you can be enslaved to the approval of mankind, the fear of the unknown, or just about anything else you can think of. Personally, it is even more scary to know that I can be enslaved to something that isn’t necessarily a bad thing but just isn’t the right thing. For example, loving your family is not a bad thing at all, family is a gift from God. But, when that love begins to prevent you from following the Lord’s call on your life, that love becomes bondage. A passion that God has given you for leading worship is not a bad thing, until you begin to worship worship instead of the God you are supposed to be worshipping. Humanity has a need to glorify something, we do it without realizing that we are even doing it. So, what is the answer to this massive question of who, or what, am I supposed to bow to? How am I supposed to know which is the right voice telling me “Obey me! Worship me!” The moment we accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior, the question was settled once and for all. No longer do we have to fight to find what it is we are needing to fill that hole. Verse 18 says “And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.” There is now just One voice for us to worship and obey. We are no longer in slavery to sin but free to live fully for the glory of the Lord. We have been declared free by the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! I do not want this freedom to be a slave for righteousness’ sake to ever be something I take for granted or treat cheaply.